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Type.GUID Property
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Gets the GUID associated with the Type.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property GUID As Guid
public abstract Guid GUID { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.Guid
The GUID associated with the Type.
Remarks
A GUID is associated with a type using the GuidAttribute attribute.
Examples
The following example creates the class MyClass1 with a public method, creates a Type object corresponding to MyClass1, and gets the Guid structure using the GUID property of the Type class.
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To run this example, see Building Examples That Use a Demo Method and a TextBlock Control. |
Class Example
Public Class MyClass1
Public Sub MyMethod1()
End Sub 'MyMethod1
End Class
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
' Get the type corresponding to the class MyClass.
Dim myType As Type = GetType(MyClass1)
' Get the object of the Guid.
Dim myGuid As Guid = CType(myType.GUID, Guid)
outputBlock.Text &= ("The name of the class is " + myType.ToString()) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= ("The ClassId of MyClass is " + myType.GUID.ToString()) & vbCrLf
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'MyGetTypeFromCLSID
using System;
class Example
{
public class MyClass1
{
public void MyMethod1()
{
}
}
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
// Get the type corresponding to the class MyClass.
Type myType = typeof(MyClass1);
// Get the object of the Guid.
Guid myGuid = (Guid)myType.GUID;
outputBlock.Text += "The name of the class is " + myType.ToString() + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += "The ClassId of MyClass is " + myType.GUID + "\n";
}
}
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.