Array element type

[jtougas@gmail.com]

What is the way to the type of an array's elements?

Array a = new long[] { 1, 2, 3 };
Type t = a.GetType();
Console.WriteLi ne( t.FullName );

This will write "System.Int 64[]", but is not what I'm looking for.
Rather I want the type of the array's elements, so "System.Int 64". I
seem to remember something along the lines of "a.GetElementTy pe()" but
I can 't find anyting of the sort anymore.

Cheers

[jtougas@gmail.com]

Re: Array element type

Nevermind, found it...

Array a = new long[] { 1, 2, 3 };
Type t = a.GetType().Get ElementType();
Console.WriteLi ne( t.FullName );

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Re: Array element type

<jtougas@gmail. com> wrote:[color=blue]
> What is the way to the type of an array's elements?[/color]

Type.GetElement Type()
[color=blue]
> Array a = new long[] { 1, 2, 3 };
> Type t = a.GetType();
> Console.WriteLi ne( t.FullName );
>
> This will write "System.Int 64[]", but is not what I'm looking for.
> Rather I want the type of the array's elements, so "System.Int 64". I
> seem to remember something along the lines of "a.GetElementTy pe()" but
> I can 't find anyting of the sort anymore.[/color]

Right method, wrong type :)

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[Stoitcho Goutsev \(100\)]

Re: Array element type

Hi,

What about

Type t = a[0].GetType();

The method I believe you said you forgot I guess is

Type t = a.GetType().Get ElementType();

GetElementType is method of the Type class not the Array class.


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Stoitcho Goutsev (100)

<jtougas@gmail. com> wrote in message
news:1138308044 .407420.120080@ g49g2000cwa.goo glegroups.com.. .[color=blue]
> What is the way to the type of an array's elements?
>
> Array a = new long[] { 1, 2, 3 };
> Type t = a.GetType();
> Console.WriteLi ne( t.FullName );
>
> This will write "System.Int 64[]", but is not what I'm looking for.
> Rather I want the type of the array's elements, so "System.Int 64". I
> seem to remember something along the lines of "a.GetElementTy pe()" but
> I can 't find anyting of the sort anymore.
>
> Cheers
>[/color]

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Re: Array element type

Stoitcho Goutsev (100) <100@100.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> What about
>
> Type t = a[0].GetType();[/color]

There are three problems with that:

1) The array might be empty
2) For reference types, the first element might be null
3) For reference types, the type of the actual object referred to could
be derived from the type of the array element (eg object[] with the
first element being a string)
[color=blue]
> The method I believe you said you forgot I guess is
>
> Type t = a.GetType().Get ElementType();
>
> GetElementType is method of the Type class not the Array class.[/color]

Yup.

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[Stoitcho Goutsev \(100\)]

Re: Array element type

>> What about[color=blue][color=green]
>>
>> Type t = a[0].GetType();[/color]
>
> There are three problems with that:
>
> 1) The array might be empty
> 2) For reference types, the first element might be null
> 3) For reference types, the type of the actual object referred to could
> be derived from the type of the array element (eg object[] with the
> first element being a string)
>[/color]

Yes, I know that. I was refering to the concrete example. That was most like
a joke :) This was the reason I gave the real solution too.
Thanks for the clarification.


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Stoitcho Goutsev (100)