Visual Basic 2015 Unleashed

Preparing a Sample Assembly

Before showing reflection capabilities, a good idea is to prepare an appropriate code example. First, create a new class library project and name it People. The goal of the library is to expose a special implementation of the Person class, with interfaces and enumeration implementations for a better demonstration on reflection. When ready, write the code in Listing 44.1, which is quite simple.

LISTING 44.1 Preparing Code for Reflection

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Imports System.TextPublic Enum Genders    Male = 0    Female = 1End EnumPublic Interface IPerson    Property FirstName As String    Property LastName As String    Property Age As Integer    Property Gender As Genders    Event InstanceCreated()    Function ...