Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax . . :: . GetTypeCode() () ()
Public Function GetTypeCode As TypeCodepublic TypeCode GetTypeCode()public:
virtual TypeCode GetTypeCode() sealedabstract GetTypeCode : unit -> TypeCode
override GetTypeCode : unit -> TypeCode Implements
IConvertible 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.
*/
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.