How to get Class Object from Type.

Question

Dear Frends

I have some situation like this:

Type blType;

blType = pi.PropertyType.GetGenericArguments().First(); //this gives me the type of object.

Now i have a generic method,to which i have to pass the class of this blType Object.

Like for example :

pi.SetValue(objectBL, GetObjects<AddressBL>(objectDL,true), null);

Now when i do this

pi.SetValue(objectBL, GetObjects<bltype>(objectDL,true), null); //when i do this it throws error saying "The type or namespace name 'bltype' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?) "..Obviously we need to send the Class object to it..

pls let me know how can we get Class Object from Type. I am sure i am missing some concept.

Note we have in Java2.

Class c = int.class;
or Class c = Integer.TYPE;

help.

Thanks

Alan · Answer

In a generic method call such as: GetObjects AddressBL >(objectDL true ) you have to hardcode the actual type in place of the type parameter - you can't use a Type object or a string representation of the type name. So I think you'll have to call that method using reflection first and then plug the return value into the call to pi.SetValue().