Looks up a type name and tries to retrieve the full type reference in the actively executing assemblies. Credits to Rick Strahl, http://www.west-wind.com/WebLog/posts/145234.aspx Allows you to avoid using fully qualified AssemblyQualifiedName.

Namespace: MonoSoftware.Core
Assembly: MonoSoftware.Core (in MonoSoftware.Core.dll) Version: 1.0.40.669 (1.0.40.669)

Syntax

C#
public static Type GetTypeFromName(
	string typeName
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function GetTypeFromName ( 
	typeName As String
) As Type
Visual C++
public:
static Type^ GetTypeFromName(
	String^ typeName
)
F#
static member GetTypeFromName : 
        typeName : string -> Type

Parameters

typeName
Type: System..::..String
Type name.

Return Value

Type: Type
Type inferred from the type name.

See Also