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I've run into another problem using C# 4.0 with optional parameters.
How do I invoke a function (or rather a constructor, I have the ConstructorInfo object) for which I know it doesn't require any parameters?
Here is the code I use now:
type.GetParameterlessConstructor() .Invoke(BindingFlags.OptionalParamBinding | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod | BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, new object[0], CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); (I've just tried with different BindingFlags).
GetParameterlessConstructor is a custom extension method I wrote for Type.
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To implement the optional parameter first you need to add System. Runtime. InteropServices namespace in your program, then creates an optional parameter using the Optional keyword enclosed in square brackets before the definition of the parameter in the method.
A method that contains optional parameters does not force to pass arguments at calling time. It means we call method without passing the arguments. The optional parameter contains a default value in function definition. If we do not pass optional argument value at calling time, the default value is used.
Invoke the method by calling invoke . The invoke method has two arguments: an array of argument values to be passed to the invoked method, and an object whose class declares or inherits the method.
What are Optional Parameters? By definition, an Optional Parameter is a handy feature that enables programmers to pass less number of parameters to a function and assign a default value.
According to MSDN, to use the default parameter you should pass Type.Missing.
If your constructor has three optional arguments then instead of passing an empty object array you'd pass a three element object array where each element's value is Type.Missing, e.g.
type.GetParameterlessConstructor() .Invoke(BindingFlags.OptionalParamBinding | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod | BindingFlags.CreateInstance, null, new object[] { Type.Missing, Type.Missing, Type.Missing }, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); Optional parameters are denoted by an ordinary attribute and are handled by the compiler.
They have no effect (other than a metadata flag) on the IL, and are not directly supported by reflection (except for the IsOptional and DefaultValue properties).
If you want to use optional parameters with reflection, you'll need to manually pass their default values.
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