Question

I have the (pseudo) code:

public class GlobalClass
{
    public GlobalClass()
    {
        var x = this.GetType().Name // Returns "Channels"
        // WHAT TO DO HERE?
    }
}

public class BaseClass
{
    public string Title { get; set; }
}

And using this code:

public class Channels : GlobalClass
{
    public Channels()
    {

    }

    public class Channel : BaseClass
    {

    }
}

Where the comment is (// WHAT TO DO HERE?), I want to get the runtime type of BaseClass,
where in my sample code should return Channel.

I am open to different approaches, but only if it’s accompanied with an explanation why I should change the code.

Answer 1

You can use reflection like this:

using System.Reflection;

…

public class GlobalClass
{
    public GlobalClass()
    {
        Type[] types = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly ().GetTypes ();
        foreach ( Type t in types )
        {
            if ( t.BaseType == typeof ( BaseClass ) )
            {
                Console.WriteLine ( "I found a class " + t.Name + " that subclass BaseClass" );
            }
        }
    }
}

See also Stack Overflow question List of classes in an assembly.