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interface System.ComponentModel.Design.ITypeResolutionService
Assembly: System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
Provides an interface to retrieve an assembly or type by name.
Methods
Returns An instance of the requested assembly, or <see langword="null" /> if no assembly can be located.
name
The name of the assembly to retrieve.
Returns An instance of the requested assembly, or <see langword="null" /> if no assembly can be located.
name
The name of the assembly to retrieve.
throwOnError
<see langword="true" /> if this method should throw an exception if the assembly cannot be located; otherwise, <see langword="false" /> , and this method returns <see langword="null" /> if the assembly cannot be located.
string
GetPathOfAssembly(Reflection.AssemblyName name)
Gets the path to the file from which the assembly was loaded.
Returns The path to the file from which the assembly was loaded.
name
The name of the assembly.
Returns An instance of <see cref="T:System.Type" /> that corresponds to the specified name, or <see langword="null" /> if no type can be found.
name
The name of the type. If the type name is not a fully qualified name that indicates an assembly, this service will search its internal set of referenced assemblies.
Returns An instance of <see cref="T:System.Type" /> that corresponds to the specified name, or <see langword="null" /> if no type can be found.
name
The name of the type. If the type name is not a fully qualified name that indicates an assembly, this service will search its internal set of referenced assemblies.
throwOnError
<see langword="true" /> if this method should throw an exception if the assembly cannot be located; otherwise, <see langword="false" /> , and this method returns <see langword="null" /> if the assembly cannot be located.
GetType(string name,
bool throwOnError,
bool ignoreCase)
Loads a type with the specified name.
Returns An instance of <see cref="T:System.Type" /> that corresponds to the specified name, or <see langword="null" /> if no type can be found.
name
The name of the type. If the type name is not a fully qualified name that indicates an assembly, this service will search its internal set of referenced assemblies.
throwOnError
<see langword="true" /> if this method should throw an exception if the assembly cannot be located; otherwise, <see langword="false" /> , and this method returns <see langword="null" /> if the assembly cannot be located.
ignoreCase
<see langword="true" /> to ignore case when searching for types; otherwise, <see langword="false" /> .
name
An <see cref="T:System.Reflection.AssemblyName" /> that indicates the assembly to reference.