System.Reflection.MethodBase Class (System.Reflection)

Syntax

public abstract class MethodBase : MemberInfo

Inheritance

System.Object
   ↳ System.Reflection.MemberInfo
        ↳ System.Reflection.MethodBase

Summary

The MethodBase class provides information about methods and constructors (including access level, parameters, generic arguments, and custom attributes). It also enables the dynamic invocation of a method or constructor.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
`IsAbstract`	bool	Gets a value indicating whether the method is abstract.
`IsConstructor`	bool	Gets a value indicating whether the method is a constructor.
`IsFamily`	bool	Gets a value indicating whether the method is protected.
`IsPublic`	bool	Gets a value indicating whether the method is public.
`IsStatic`	bool	Gets a value indicating whether the method is static.

Methods

Name	Return Type	Signature
`Invoke`	object	`public object Invoke(object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)`
`GetParameters`	ParameterInfo[]	`public ParameterInfo[] GetParameters()`
`GetCustomAttributes`	object[]	`public override object[] GetCustomAttributes(bool inherit)`

Example

Use MethodBase to call a private method dynamically:

using System;
using System.Reflection;

class Demo
{
    private void Secret(string msg)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Secret: {msg}");
    }

    static void Main()
    {
        var d = new Demo();
        MethodInfo mi = typeof(Demo).GetMethod("Secret", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
        mi.Invoke(d, new object[] { "Hello from reflection!" });
    }
}

MethodBase Class