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maxp
maxp

Reputation: 25141

GetType() on Array item?

I have an initialised array that may contain no items.

Lets call it a,

Calling GetType() on a will obviously return a type of Array. Is it possible to get the type of the items the array contains?

Obviously a[0].GetType() would work, but then the array could be empty and cause a null reference exception.

Upvotes: 55

Views: 37333

Answers (2)

Aggelos Biboudis
Aggelos Biboudis

Reputation: 1195

Maybe Type.GetElementType() is what you need.

Upvotes: 15

Jon Skeet
Jon Skeet

Reputation: 1499860

Well, you can get the element type of the array:

Type type = array.GetType().GetElementType();

(That's not quite the same as getting the types of the items in the array - an object[] may be entirely populated with strings, for example.)

Upvotes: 107

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