C# Type MakePointerType

Description

Type MakePointerType returns a Type object that represents a pointer to the current type.

Syntax

Type.MakePointerType has the following syntax.

public virtual Type MakePointerType()

Returns

Type.MakePointerType method returns A Type object that represents a pointer to the current type.

Example

The following code example creates array, ref (ByRef in Visual Basic), and pointer types for the Test class.

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using System;
using System.Reflection;

public class Example
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Type t = typeof(Example).MakeArrayType();
        t = typeof(Example).MakePointerType();
        Console.WriteLine("\r\nPointer to Example: {0}", t);
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.