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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T11:14:47+00:00 2026-05-13T11:14:47+00:00

I have an initialised array that may contain no items. Lets call it a

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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.

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    2026-05-13T11:14:48+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 11:14 am

    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.)

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