Assembly.GetExportedTypes vs GetTypes

Question

What does Assembly.GetExportedTypes() do? How is it different from Assembly.GetTypes()

Can you explain with example?

Answer 1

GetExportedTypes() returns only types which are visible outside the assembly in question. "Visible" means public types and public types nested within other public types.

Answer 2

GetExportedTypes() does not include protected/private types. It's unclear from the documentation whether it includes internal types (as they could be visible to an assembly via InternalsVisibleToAttribute).

GetTypes() includes all types.