MethodInfo.Invoke

[mairaw]

Original issue https://github.com/dotnet/docs/issues/6822 from @NetMage

MethodInfo.Invoke link under Methods in Tree goes to .Net 1.1 page instead of MethodBase.Invoke page.

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• ID: dc2c5677-4ada-334c-6fe1-13329ed66839
• Version Independent ID: 33eda1ff-e736-e2f4-a44b-14f3da3d7a7b
• Content: MethodInfo Class (System.Reflection)
• Content Source: xml/System.Reflection/MethodInfo.xml
• Product: dotnet-api
• GitHub Login: @rpetrusha
• Microsoft Alias: ronpet

[mairaw]

I could repro this. It happens when you click on the TOC link that takes you to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.reflection.methodinfo.invoke?view=netframework-1.1

[Powerhelmsman]

@dend Is this your area?

[dend]

@mairaw is the method available in the newer versions of .NET Framework?

[mairaw]

It's inherited from the parent class in newer versions @dend

[dend]

I don't see its DocID in the FrameworksIndex file for 4.7.2. @mairaw - can we look at the assembly where it is, to make sure we are not missing anything in mdoc?

[dend]

@mairaw actually, I see this - the bug is likely to do with the TOC versioning. Tracked here.

[dend]

This is duplicate of #347 and is tracked with the bug above, so closing this item 😄

[mairaw]

Do you also have a duplicate label @dend? Easier to see when scanning issues.

[rpetrusha]

I'm wondering if this issue should be reopened, @dend. It doesn't seem like it's a strict duplicate of #374.

The problem here is twofold:

• The member list in the documentation for the MethodInfo type does not correctly list all members. It completely excludes the following members:
  • ContainsGenericParameters (inherited from MethodBase)
  • IsGenericMethod (inherited from MethodBase)
  • IsGenericMethodDefinition (inherited from MethodBase)
  • GetType (inherited from MethodBase)
  • Invoke(Object, Object[]) (inherited from MethodBase)
• The MethodBase TOC includes these members. However, selecting them links to the 3.5 version of the documentation.

The reason is that, in .NET Framework 1.1 through 3.5, MethodInfo provided an implementation of these methods. However, the implementations were identical to the base class MethodBase implementations, so in .NET Framework 4, the MethodInfo implementation was removed.

[mairaw]

Can we reopen this @Powerhelmsman @dend based on @rpetrusha's feedback?

[supernova-eng]

Assigning to @mimisasouvanh as the PM driving the .NET experience.

[mairaw]

I don't see Invoke listed under later versions anymore, so closing this.