Finding a private method in a Base Class via reflection

Question

How can I find my method "button_Click" by name? If I make it public, it works, but I would rather have it private.

class Test : BaseTest
{
    public Test()
    {
        LoadMethod();
    }
}

class BaseTest
{
    public void LoadMethod()
    {
        //WHY IS THIS NULL???
        var eventMethod = GetType().GetMethod("button_Click", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
    }

    void button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { }
}

Answer 1

Why is GetMethod returning null?

Because the run-time type isn't of type BaseTest , it's of type Test , and Test doesn't define a method called button_Click (as it is private in your base class).

If you'd split the GetType() call and run your debugger, you'll see that the returned type is of type Test .

If you call GetType().BaseType , then you actually look at BaseTest :

var baseType = GetType().BaseType;
if (baseType != null)
{
    var eventMethod = baseType.GetMethod("button_Click", BindingFlags.NonPublic | 
                                                         BindingFlags.Instance);
}