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+14 A:

Try this:

this.GetType().Name

micahtan 2010-01-21 21:31:21

Won't work in a static method ;)

Thomas Levesque 2010-01-21 21:35:38

@Thomas - True, although the OP will have to use reflection to do so. This may or may not matter.

micahtan 2010-01-21 21:58:16

@micahtan: you could also create a static method that creates an instance and returns the Name property. Definitely easier than using Reflection.

MusiGenesis 2010-01-21 22:42:15

If you're in a static method then the *developer* knows what the name of the type is. You can just type it in as a string in the source code.

Eric Lippert 2010-01-22 00:33:48

Answer 2

+4 A:

I wanted to throw this up for good measure. I think the way @micahtan posted is preferred.

typeof(MyProgram).Name

ChaosPandion 2010-01-21 21:32:59

Answer 3

+8 A:

Although micahtan's answer is good, it won't work in a static method. If you want to retrieve the name of the current type, this one should work everywhere :

string className = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType.Name;

Thomas Levesque 2010-01-21 21:35:22

Nice catch, although I think my method is preferred in this case.

ChaosPandion 2010-01-21 21:36:18

This Won't work for non-virtual methods, as it will return the name of the type that the method is declared and implemented in, (possibly up the inheritance chain), not the concrete type of the instance you are actually executing the code from.

Charles Bretana 2010-01-21 21:56:00

Answer 4

A:

For reference, if you have a type that inherits from another you can also use

this.GetType().BaseType.Name

mikeschuld 2010-01-21 21:36:03

Answer 5

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There is a difference between GetType and typeof. GetType will return different name when inheritance is in place

tomasvoracek 2010-01-21 21:36:35

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