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Type.GetElementType Method

.NET Framework 4.5

When overridden in a derived class, returns the Type of the object encompassed or referred to by the current array, pointer or reference type.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

C++

abstract GetElementType : unit -> Type

Return Value

Type: System.Type
The Type of the object encompassed or referred to by the current array, pointer, or reference type, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the current Type is not an array or a pointer, or is not passed by reference, or represents a generic type or a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method.

Implements

_Type.GetElementType()

Remarks

This method returns a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) for the Array class.

Examples

The following example demonstrates using the GetElementType method.

C++

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Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

Type Class

System Namespace

HasElementType

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