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.NET Framework Class Library
String..::.GetTypeCode Method

Returns the TypeCode for class String.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Function GetTypeCode As TypeCode
public TypeCode GetTypeCode()
public:
virtual TypeCode GetTypeCode() sealed
abstract GetTypeCode : unit -> TypeCode 
override GetTypeCode : unit -> TypeCode 

Return Value

Type: System..::.TypeCode
The enumerated constant, TypeCode..::.String.

Implements

IConvertible..::.GetTypeCode()()()
Examples

The following example displays the TypeCode enumerated constant for the String type.


' Sample for String.GetTypeCode()
Imports System

Class Sample
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim str As [String] = "abc"
      Dim tc As TypeCode = str.GetTypeCode()
      Console.WriteLine("The type code for '{0}' is {1}, which represents {2}.", _
                           str, tc.ToString("D"), tc.ToString("F"))
   End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Sample
'
'This example produces the following results:
'The type code for 'abc' is 18, which represents String.
'


// Sample for String.GetTypeCode()
using System;

class Sample 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
    String str = "abc";
    TypeCode tc = str.GetTypeCode();
    Console.WriteLine("The type code for '{0}' is {1}, which represents {2}.", 
                         str, tc.ToString("D"), tc.ToString("F"));
    }
}
/*
This example produces the following results:
The type code for 'abc' is 18, which represents String.
*/


// Sample for String.GetTypeCode()
using namespace System;
int main()
{
   String^ str = "abc";
   TypeCode tc = str->GetTypeCode();
   Console::WriteLine( "The type code for '{0}' is {1}, which represents {2}.", str, tc.ToString( "D" ), tc.ToString( "F" ) );
}

/*
This example produces the following results:
The type code for 'abc' is 18, which represents String.
*/

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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