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IMetaDataImport::FindTypeDefByName Method

Gets a pointer to the TypeDef metadata token for the Type with the specified name.

HRESULT FindTypeDefByName
    LPCWSTR       szTypeDef,
    mdToken       tkEnclosingClass,
    mdTypeDef     *ptd
);

Parameters

Parameter Description

szTypeDef

[in] The name of the type for which to get the TypeDef token.

tkEnclosingClass

[in] A TypeDef or TypeRef token representing the enclosing class. If the type to find is not a nested class, set this value to NULL.

ptd

[out] A pointer to the matching TypeDef token.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family

Header: Cor.h

Library: Included as a resource in Mscoree.dll

.NET Framework Version: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

See Also

Reference

IMetaDataImport Interface
IMetaDataImport2 Interface