FromType Method

Determines a VarType for a given .NET type.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
<CanBeNullAttribute()>
Public Shared Function FromType( _
   ByVal type As Type _
) As VarType

'Usage
 
Dim type As Type
Dim value As VarType
 
value = VarType.FromType(type)

[CanBeNull()]
public static VarType FromType( 
   Type type
)

[CanBeNull()]
public:
static VarType^ FromType( 
   Type^ type
)

Parameters

type: The .NET type.

Return Value

Returns a VarType that corresponds to the input argument; null if there is no correspondence.

Remarks

This method or property does not throw any exceptions, aside from execution exceptions such as System.Threading.ThreadAbortException or System.OutOfMemoryException.

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

Reference

VarType Class
VarType Members

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