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Asked: June 10, 20262026-06-10T11:05:37+00:00 2026-06-10T11:05:37+00:00

How can i get the System.Type of a (Type in a generic function)? I

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How can i get the System.Type of a (Type in a generic function)?
I need to get a string representation of the class name.

typeof(T).GetType().Name

gives me ‘runtimetype’, which i do not want.

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    2026-06-10T11:05:39+00:00Added an answer on June 10, 2026 at 11:05 am

    Just do:

    typeof(T)
    

    That will result in the actual type of T whatever T is for that particular instance of your generic class/method. If T happened to be System.String, you would get an instance of the type representing System.String.

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