﻿<html><head><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" /><link rel="shortcut icon" href="../icons/favicon.ico" /><style type="text/css">.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeftActive, .OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeft,.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeftDisabled { }.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRightActive, .OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRight,.OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRightDisabled { }.OH_footer { }</style><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../styles/branding.css" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../styles/branding-en-US.css" /><script type="text/javascript" src="../scripts/branding.js"> </script><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>SystemInfo.GetTypeFromString Method (String, Boolean, Boolean)</title><meta name="Language" content="en-us" /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.Id" content="M:log4net.Util.SystemInfo.GetTypeFromString(System.String,System.Boolean,System.Boolean)" /><meta name="Description" content="Loads the type specified in the type string." /><meta name="Microsoft.Help.ContentType" content="Reference" /><meta name="BrandingAware" content="true" /><meta name="container" content="log4net.Util" /><meta name="file" content="M_log4net_Util_SystemInfo_GetTypeFromString_1" /><meta name="guid" content="M_log4net_Util_SystemInfo_GetTypeFromString_1" /></head><body onload="OnLoad('cs')"><input type="hidden" id="userDataCache" class="userDataStyle" /><div class="OH_outerDiv"><div class="OH_outerContent"><table class="TitleTable"><tr><td class="OH_tdTitleColumn">SystemInfo<span id="LST5DA6842F_0"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST5DA6842F_0?cpp=::|nu=.");</script>GetTypeFromString Method (String, Boolean, Boolean)</td><td class="OH_tdRunningTitleColumn">Apache log4net™ SDK Documentation</td></tr></table><div id="mainSection"><div id="mainBody"><span class="introStyle"></span><div class="summary">
            Loads the type specified in the type string.
            </div><p> </p><strong>Namespace:</strong> <a href="N_log4net_Util.htm">log4net.Util</a><br /><strong>Assembly:</strong> log4net (in log4net.dll) Version: 2.0.6.0-.NET 4.0<div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Syntax</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainer"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabs"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabLeft" id="ID0EDCA_tabimgleft"> </div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab1" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabFirst"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','cs','1','4');return false;">C#</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab2" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','vb','2','4');return false;">VB</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab3" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','cpp','3','4');return false;">C++</a></div><div id="ID0EDCA_tab4" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTab"><a href="#" onclick="javascript:ChangeTab('ID0EDCA','fs','4','4');return false;">F#</a></div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerTabRight" id="ID0EDCA_tabimgright"> </div></div><div class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCodeCollection"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetToolBar"><div class="OH_CodeSnippetToolBarText"><a id="ID0EDCA_copyCode" href="#" onclick="javascript:CopyToClipboard('ID0EDCA');return false;" title="Copy">Copy</a></div></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div1" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: block"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">public</span> <span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">Type</span> <span class="identifier">GetTypeFromString</span>(
	<span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="parameter">typeName</span>,
	<span class="identifier">bool</span> <span class="parameter">throwOnError</span>,
	<span class="identifier">bool</span> <span class="parameter">ignoreCase</span>
)</pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div2" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">Public</span> <span class="keyword">Shared</span> <span class="keyword">Function</span> <span class="identifier">GetTypeFromString</span> ( 
	<span class="parameter">typeName</span> <span class="keyword">As</span> <span class="identifier">String</span>,
	<span class="parameter">throwOnError</span> <span class="keyword">As</span> <span class="identifier">Boolean</span>,
	<span class="parameter">ignoreCase</span> <span class="keyword">As</span> <span class="identifier">Boolean</span>
) <span class="keyword">As</span> <span class="identifier">Type</span></pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div3" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">public</span>:
<span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">Type</span>^ <span class="identifier">GetTypeFromString</span>(
	<span class="identifier">String</span>^ <span class="parameter">typeName</span>, 
	<span class="identifier">bool</span> <span class="parameter">throwOnError</span>, 
	<span class="identifier">bool</span> <span class="parameter">ignoreCase</span>
)</pre></div><div id="ID0EDCA_code_Div4" class="OH_CodeSnippetContainerCode" style="display: none"><pre xml:space="preserve"><span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="keyword">member</span> <span class="identifier">GetTypeFromString</span> : 
        <span class="parameter">typeName</span> : <span class="identifier">string</span> * 
        <span class="parameter">throwOnError</span> : <span class="identifier">bool</span> * 
        <span class="parameter">ignoreCase</span> : <span class="identifier">bool</span> <span class="keyword">-&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">Type</span> 
</pre></div></div></div><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageTabSet("ID0EDCA");</script><h4 class="subHeading">Parameters</h4><dl><dt><span class="parameter">typeName</span></dt><dd>Type: <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/s1wwdcbf" target="_blank">System<span id="LST5DA6842F_1"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST5DA6842F_1?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>String</a><br />The name of the type to load.</dd><dt><span class="parameter">throwOnError</span></dt><dd>Type: <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a28wyd50" target="_blank">System<span id="LST5DA6842F_2"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST5DA6842F_2?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>Boolean</a><br />Flag set to <span class="code">true</span> to throw an exception if the type cannot be loaded.</dd><dt><span class="parameter">ignoreCase</span></dt><dd>Type: <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a28wyd50" target="_blank">System<span id="LST5DA6842F_3"></span><script type="text/javascript">AddLanguageSpecificTextSet("LST5DA6842F_3?cs=.|vb=.|cpp=::|nu=.|fs=.");</script>Boolean</a><br /><span class="code">true</span> to ignore the case of the type name; otherwise, <span class="code">false</span></dd></dl><h4 class="subHeading">Return Value</h4>Type: <a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/42892f65" target="_blank">Type</a><br />The type loaded or <span class="code">null</span> if it could not be loaded.<div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion"><div class="OH_regiontitle">Remarks</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><p>
            If the type name is fully qualified, i.e. if contains an assembly name in 
            the type name, the type will be loaded from the system using 
            <span class="nolink">GetType(string, bool)</span>.
            </p><p>
            If the type name is not fully qualified it will be loaded from the
            assembly that is directly calling this method. If the type is not found 
            in the assembly then all the loaded assemblies will be searched for the type.
            </p><div class="OH_CollapsibleAreaRegion" id="seeAlsoSection"><div class="OH_regiontitle">See Also</div><div class="OH_CollapsibleArea_HrDiv"><hr class="OH_CollapsibleArea_Hr" /></div></div><div class="OH_clear"> </div><h4 class="subHeading">Reference</h4><div class="seeAlsoStyle"><a href="T_log4net_Util_SystemInfo.htm">SystemInfo Class</a></div><div class="seeAlsoStyle"><a href="Overload_log4net_Util_SystemInfo_GetTypeFromString.htm">GetTypeFromString Overload</a></div><div class="seeAlsoStyle"><a href="N_log4net_Util.htm">log4net.Util Namespace</a></div></div></div></div></div><div id="OH_footer" class="OH_footer">Apache log4net, Apache and log4net are trademarks of The Apache Software Foundation.<p><a href="http://logging.apache.org/log4net/" target="_blank">Copyright 2004-2017 The Apache Software Foundation</a></p><div class="OH_feedbacklink">Send comments on this topic to
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