Gets the underlying type code of the specified Type.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Shared Function GetTypeCode ( _
type As Type _
) As TypeCodepublic static TypeCode GetTypeCode(
Type type
)public:
static TypeCode GetTypeCode(
Type^ type
)static member GetTypeCode :
type:Type -> TypeCode
Parameters
- type
- Type: System
. . :: . Type
The type whose underlying type code to get.
Remarks
When you inherit from Type, you can change the behavior of this method by overriding the GetTypeCodeImpl method.
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.
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
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;
}
}
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;
}
}
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.