How can I get the name of NameSpace and Class dynamically in C#?

Question

I have two classes, Class A and Class B. These both classes are lying in two different namespaces. I call a static method of Class B from Class A, then how can I get complete information of Class A and its namespace in called static method of Class B?

I do not want to add any code in class A But can add anything into class B.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1163435/c-sharp-method-caller — wiero, Oct 26 '11 at 07:42

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 26 '11 at 07:42

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Through Reflection.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.reflection.assemblyname.aspx

answered Oct 26 '11 at 07:42

marko

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score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 26 '11 at 07:45

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obj.GetType().FullName;

or

typeof(AClass).FullName;

answered Oct 26 '11 at 07:45

L.B

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Otiel · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-26T07:49:09.673

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You should use the GetType() method on your A object.

namespace nmspA {
    public class A{
        private void DoSomething(){
            B.Foo(this);
        }
    }
}

namespace nmspB {
    public class B {
        public static void Foo(A a){
            Debug.Write(a.GetType()); // Will write : "nmspA.A"
        }
    }
}

edited Oct 26 '11 at 07:49

answered Oct 26 '11 at 07:43

Otiel

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 26 '11 at 07:41

How about you pass class A as a parameter to class B? Like:

public class A{
   public void CallB(){
      ClassB.MyMethod(this);
   }
}

public static class B {
   public static void MyMethod(A a){
       // get info about class a here.
   }
}

Of course, you can also look at the options you have with reflection if you do not want to pass the object as a parameter.

How can I get the name of NameSpace and Class dynamically in C#?

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