' Accept only properties and methods whose return value matches' the Type passed as the second argument.' Note: it requires Imports System.ReflectionFunction FilterByType(ByVal m As MemberInfo, ByVal filterCriteria As Object) As _ Boolean If m.MemberType = MemberTypes.Property Then ' If it is a property, cast MemberInfo to PropertyInfo. Dim pi As PropertyInfo = CType(m, PropertyInfo) ' Return True if the property type is the one we're looking for. Return (pi.PropertyType Is filterCriteria) ElseIf m.MemberType = MemberTypes.Method Then ' If it is a method, cast MemberInfo to MethodInfo. Dim mi As MethodInfo = CType(m, MethodInfo) ' Return True if the return type is the one we're looking for. Return (mi.ReturnType Is filterCriteria) End IfEnd Function' EXAMPLE:' Get a reference to the System.String type.Dim stringType As Type = Type.GetType("System.String")Dim minfos() As MemberInfo ' We're looking for properties and functions that return a 32-bit integer.Dim returnType As Type = Type.GetType("System.Int32")' We're searching only public, non-shared methods and properties.minfos = stringType.FindMembers( MemberTypes.Method Or MemberTypes.Property, _ BindingFlags.Public Or BindingFlags.Instance, AddressOf FilterByType, _ returnType)Dim mi As MemberInfoFor Each mi In minfos Debug.WriteLine(mi.Name)Next ' Note: This code is taken from Francesco Balena's' "Programming Microsoft Visual Basic .NET" - MS Press 2002, ISBN 0735613753' You can read a free chapter of the book at ' http://www.vb2themax.com/HtmlDoc.asp?Table=Books&ID=101000