Delegate.Target Property (System)

Target Property

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Delegate..::.Target Property

Updated: November 2007

Gets the class instance on which the current delegate invokes the instance method.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public ReadOnly Property Target As Object

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As [Delegate]
Dim value As Object

value = instance.Target

public Object Target { get; }

Visual C++

public:
property Object^ Target {
    Object^ get ();
}

/** @property */
public Object get_Target()

JScript

public function get Target () : Object

Property Value

Type: System..::.Object

The object on which the current delegate invokes the instance method, if the delegate represents an instance method; nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the delegate represents a static method.

Remarks

An instance method is a method that is associated with an instance of a class; a static method is a method that is associated with the class itself.

If the delegate invokes one or more instance methods, this property returns the target of the last instance method in the invocation list.

Permissions

ReflectionPermission
when invoked late-bound through mechanisms such as Type..::.InvokeMember. Associated enumeration: ReflectionPermissionFlag..::.MemberAccess

Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

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