Type.GetElementType Method ()
.NET Framework (current version)
When overridden in a derived class, returns the Type of the object encompassed or referred to by the current array, pointer or reference type.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Return Value
Type: System.TypeThe Type of the object encompassed or referred to by the current array, pointer, or reference type, or null 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()The following example demonstrates using the GetElementType method.
Imports System Class TestGetElementType Public Shared Sub Main() Dim array As Integer() = {1, 2, 3} Dim t As Type = array.GetType() Dim t2 As Type = t.GetElementType() Console.WriteLine("The element type of {0} is {1}.", array, t2.ToString()) Dim newMe As New TestGetElementType() t = newMe.GetType() t2 = t.GetElementType() If t2 Is Nothing Then Console.WriteLine("The element type of {0} is {1}.", newMe, "null") Else Console.WriteLine("The element type of {0} is {1}.", newMe, t2.ToString()) End If End Sub 'Main End Class 'TestGetElementType ' This code produces the following output: ' 'The element type of System.Int32[] is System.Int32. 'The element type of TestGetElementType is null.
Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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