Type.GetTypeCode(Type) Method
Definition
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Gets the underlying type code of the specified Type.
public:
static TypeCode GetTypeCode(Type ^ type);
public static TypeCode GetTypeCode (Type? type);
public static TypeCode GetTypeCode (Type type);
static member GetTypeCode : Type -> TypeCode
Public Shared Function GetTypeCode (type As Type) As TypeCode
Parameters
- type
- Type
The type whose underlying type code to get.
Returns
The code of the underlying type, or Empty if type
is null
.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how the TypeCode enumeration can be used. In a decision block inside the WriteObjectInfo
method, the TypeCode of an Object parameter is examined, and an appropriate message is written to the console.
void WriteObjectInfo( Object^ testObject )
{
TypeCode typeCode = Type::GetTypeCode( testObject->GetType() );
switch ( typeCode )
{
case TypeCode::Boolean:
Console::WriteLine( "Boolean: {0}", testObject );
break;
case TypeCode::Double:
Console::WriteLine( "Double: {0}", testObject );
break;
default:
Console::WriteLine( "{0}: {1}", typeCode, testObject );
break;
}
}
static void WriteObjectInfo(object testObject)
{
TypeCode typeCode = Type.GetTypeCode( testObject.GetType() );
switch( typeCode )
{
case TypeCode.Boolean:
Console.WriteLine("Boolean: {0}", testObject);
break;
case TypeCode.Double:
Console.WriteLine("Double: {0}", testObject);
break;
default:
Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", typeCode.ToString(), testObject);
break;
}
}
let writeObjectInfo (testObject: obj) =
let typeCode = Type.GetTypeCode(testObject.GetType())
match typeCode with
| TypeCode.Boolean ->
printfn $"Boolean: {testObject}"
| TypeCode.Double ->
printfn "Double: {testObject}"
| _ ->
printfn $"{typeCode}: {testObject}"
Sub WriteObjectInfo(ByVal testObject As Object)
Dim typeCode As TypeCode = Type.GetTypeCode(testObject.GetType())
Select Case typeCode
Case typeCode.Boolean
Console.WriteLine("Boolean: {0}", testObject)
Case typeCode.Double
Console.WriteLine("Double: {0}", testObject)
Case Else
Console.WriteLine("{0}: {1}", typeCode.ToString(), testObject)
End Select
End Sub
Remarks
When you inherit from Type, you can change the behavior of this method by overriding the GetTypeCodeImpl method. For Enum types, the type code of the underlying integral type is returned.