Type::GetElementType Method ()
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::Type^The 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.
using namespace System; public ref class TestGetElementType{}; int main() { array<Int32>^array = {1,2,3}; Type^ t = array->GetType(); Type^ t2 = t->GetElementType(); Console::WriteLine( "The element type of {0} is {1}.", array, t2 ); TestGetElementType^ newMe = gcnew TestGetElementType; t = newMe->GetType(); t2 = t->GetElementType(); Console::WriteLine( "The element type of {0} is {1}.", newMe, t2 == nullptr ? "null" : t2->ToString() ); } /* This code produces the following output: The element type of System.Int32[] is System.Int32. The element type of TestGetElementType is null. */
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