Class FieldInfo

Discovers the attributes of a field and provides access to field metadata.

Inheritance
object
MemberInfo
FieldInfo
Inherited Members
Namespace: System.Reflection
Assembly: mscorlib.dll
Syntax
public abstract class FieldInfo : MemberInfo
Remarks

Available only in mscorlib build with support for System.Reflection.

Constructors

FieldInfo()

Declaration
protected FieldInfo()

Properties

FieldType

Gets the type of this field object.

Declaration
public abstract Type FieldType { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Type

The type of this field object.

MemberType

Gets a MemberTypes value indicating that this member is a field.

Declaration
public override MemberTypes MemberType { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
MemberTypes

A MemberTypes value indicating that this member is a field.
Overrides

Methods

GetCustomAttributes(bool)

When overridden in a derived class, returns an array of all custom attributes applied to this member.

Declaration
public override object[] GetCustomAttributes(bool inherit)
Parameters
Type Name Description
bool inherit

true to search this member's inheritance chain to find the attributes; otherwise, false. This parameter is ignored for properties and events.
Returns
Type Description
object[]

An array that contains all the custom attributes applied to this member, or an array with zero elements if no attributes are defined.
Overrides
Remarks

This method ignores the inherit parameter for properties and events.

GetValue(object)

When overridden in a derived class, returns the value of a field supported by a given object.

Declaration
public abstract object GetValue(object obj)
Parameters
Type Name Description
object obj

The object whose field value will be returned.
Returns
Type Description
object

An object containing the value of the field reflected by this instance.

SetValue(object, object)

Sets the value of the field supported by the given object.

Declaration
public virtual void SetValue(object obj, object value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
object obj

The object whose field value will be set.
object value

The value to assign to the field.

Extension Methods