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String.GetTypeCode Method

.NET Framework 1.1

Returns the TypeCode for class String.

[Visual Basic]
Public Overridable Function GetTypeCode() As TypeCode Implements _
   IConvertible.GetTypeCode
[C#]
public virtual TypeCode GetTypeCode();
[C++]
public: virtual TypeCode GetTypeCode();
[JScript]
public function GetTypeCode() : TypeCode;

Return Value

The enumerated constant, TypeCode.String.

Implements

IConvertible.GetTypeCode

Example

[Visual Basic] 
' 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.
'

[C#] 
// 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.
*/

[C++] 
// Sample for String.GetTypeCode()
#using <mscorlib.dll>
using namespace System;

int main() 
{
    String* str = S"abc";
    TypeCode tc = str->GetTypeCode();
    Console::WriteLine(S"The type code for '{0}' is {1}, which represents {2}.", 
        str, __box(tc)->ToString(S"D"), __box(tc)->ToString(S"F"));
}
/*
This example produces the following results:
The type code for 'abc' is 18, which represents String.
*/

[JScript] No example is available for JScript. To view a Visual Basic, C#, or C++ example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework

String.GetTypeCode Method

Return Value

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Example

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