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----------------------------------------------------------- From: Akila.NET Message 2 in Discussion Reflection is a mechanism to dicover the functionalities of a component at runtime. Its something like if you were to write an Object browser, you need to discover the functionalities of the component at runtime. You need to use System.Type class functionalities for this discovery. Reflecting an assembly or a class would mean the same as far as the Reflection mechanism is concerned. Yes, Reflection can be used across layers, how and what benefit it will bring will entirely depend on ur problem domain. But if you were writing generic frameworks then this will be required by you. Here are some examples that u can look at. http://www.15seconds.com/Issue/040127.htm http://www.15seconds.com/Issue/020618.htm There are many more like if you were writing custom attributes you will need to use reflection. You could also check up with 'CodeDoM' http://www.15seconds.com/Issue/021113.htm and also System.Reflection.Emit namespace. Though reflection brings a lot of benefits when writing generic solutions one must keep in mind, there is a performance overhead when employing reflection. HTH Akila ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this e-mail, or change how often it arrives, go to your E-mail Settings. http://groups.msn.com/mumbaiusergroup/_emailsettings.msnw Need help? If you've forgotten your password, please go to Passport Member Services. http://groups.msn.com/_passportredir.msnw?ppmprop=help For other questions or feedback, go to our Contact Us page. http://groups.msn.com/contact If you do not want to receive future e-mail from this MSN group, or if you received this message by mistake, please click the "Remove" link below. On the pre-addressed e-mail message that opens, simply click "Send". Your e-mail address will be deleted from this group's mailing list. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
