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[irancplusplus]

Hi
Is there any C# equivalent for the C++ keyword typeid?
or typeid(?).name()?

[BlackRabbit]

yes, you have : FieldInfo.FieldType

Suit yourself to this example :

http://stackoverflow...specific-member

if you are going that kind of programming i suggest you to research a little about Reflection

[kernelcoder]

There are two ways (in regards of C++ equivalent) to get type information about an object.

• If you want to get information about a type without having an instance of that type, there is 'typeof' builtin operator in C#.

// Suppose you need to get type information about class Form1 (the default class in a form application)
Type type = typeof(Form1);
Console.WriteLine(type.Name);
Console.WriteLine(type.FullName);

2. If you want to get information about a type for which you have an instance of that type, you can use GetType method of that instance. GetType is a member of System.Object class, so you will get it in every class.

// Suppose you need to get type information from an instance form1 of type Form1.
Type type = form1.GetType();
Console.WriteLine(type.Name);
Console.WriteLine(type.FullName);

There are other ways, you can use to find type information -- Reflection.