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VB.Net: Getting a private field using reflection
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- Imports System.IO
- Module Module1
- Sub Main()
- Dim _test As Test
- _test = New Test
- Console.WriteLine(_test.Id)
- Dim p As System.Reflection.FieldInfo = _test.GetType.GetField("_id", Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance Or Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic)
- Console.WriteLine(p.GetValue(_test))
- p.SetValue(_test, 1)
- Console.WriteLine(p.GetValue(_test))
- Console.WriteLine(_test.Id)
- Console.ReadLine()
- End Sub
- End Module
- Public Class Test
- Private _id As Integer
- Public Sub New()
- _id = 0
- End Sub
- Public ReadOnly Property Id() As Integer
- Get
- Return _id
- End Get
- End Property
- End Class
The magic happens here.
- p.GetValue(_test)
this gets the value you specified here
- Dim p As System.Reflection.FieldInfo = _test.GetType.GetField("_id", Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance Or Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic)
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