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Asked: 2026-06-13T01:12:59+00:00

I just noticed kind of a bug in the function: Type.GetType(System.Uri); The return value

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I just noticed kind of a bug in the function:

Type.GetType("System.Uri");

The return value is null whereas the following functions are working quite well…

Type.GetType("System.string");
Type.GetType("System.bool");
Type.GetType("System.DateTime");

…

Anyone knows, why the returned Type is null?

EDIT: removed Uri double entry…

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  1. Editorial Team

    The reason that Type.GetType("System.Uri") returns null is that the type is located in system.dll instead of mscorlib.dll. You must use the assembly-qualified name as noted above.

    From MSDN:

    typeName
    Type: System.String

    The assembly-qualified name of the type to get. See AssemblyQualifiedName.
    If the type is in the currently executing assembly or in Mscorlib.dll, it is sufficient to supply the type name qualified by its namespace.

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