Getting non-public properties of a type via reflection

Question

How can I get non-public properties of a type via reflection?

What do you need that for? My first impulse is: Rethink your design. — Martin Hennings, Sep 22 '10 at 08:13
Yes. Check out http://stackoverflow.com/questions/95910/find-a-private-field-with-reflection - i think it has all that you need — Jagmag, Sep 22 '10 at 08:14
I've tried Type.GetProperties(). But it returns only public properties, but I need internal as well. — StuffHappens, Sep 22 '10 at 08:16

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 22 '10 at 08:23

Yes, you can. Specify BindingFlags.NonPublic in your call to GetProperties().

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        var f = new Foo();
        foreach (var fi in f.GetType().GetProperties(
                               BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance))
        {
            Console.WriteLine(fi);
        }
    }       
}

public class Foo
{
    private string Prop { get; set; }
}

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 22 '10 at 08:16

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Use

myType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.NonPublic);

try this link for details.

answered Sep 22 '10 at 08:16

Vinay B R

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This will return an empty array, you also need to specify BindingFlags.Instance or BindingFlags.Static. – Thomas Levesque Sep 22 '10 at 08:30

Getting non-public properties of a type via reflection

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