using namespace System;

using namespace System::Reflection;

ref class App

{

};

int main()

{

    try

    {

        // Attempt to call a static DoSomething method defined in the App class.

        // However, because the App class does not define this method,

        // a MissingMethodException is thrown.

        App::typeid->InvokeMember("DoSomething", BindingFlags::Static |

            BindingFlags::InvokeMethod, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);

    }

    catch (MissingMethodException^ ex)

    {

        // Show the user that the DoSomething method cannot be called.

        Console::WriteLine("Unable to call the DoSomething method: {0}",

            ex->Message);

    }

    try

    {

        // Attempt to access a static AField field defined in the App class.

        // However, because the App class does not define this field,

        // a MissingFieldException is thrown.

        App::typeid->InvokeMember("AField", BindingFlags::Static |

            BindingFlags::SetField, nullptr, nullptr, gcnew array<Object^>{});

    }

    catch (MissingFieldException^ ex)

    {

        // Show the user that the AField field cannot be accessed.

        Console::WriteLine("Unable to access the AField field: {0}",

            ex->Message);

    }

    try

    {

        // Attempt to access a static AnotherField field defined in the App class.

        // However, because the App class does not define this field,

        // a MissingFieldException is thrown.

        App::typeid->InvokeMember("AnotherField", BindingFlags::Static |

            BindingFlags::GetField, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);

    }

    catch (MissingMemberException^ ex)

    {

        // Notice that this code is catching MissingMemberException which is the

        // base class of MissingMethodException and MissingFieldException.

        // Show the user that the AnotherField field cannot be accessed.

        Console::WriteLine("Unable to access the AnotherField field: {0}",

            ex->Message);

    }

}

// This code produces the following output.

//

// Unable to call the DoSomething method: Method 'App.DoSomething' not found.

// Unable to access the AField field: Field 'App.AField' not found.

// Unable to access the AnotherField field: Field 'App.AnotherField' not found.