Question

Is there a way in a C# static method to refer to the Type the method is defined in?

In an instance method you can determine the type by:

public void Foo()
{
    Type type = this.GetType();
}

how would it look like in a static method?

public static void Bar()
{
    Type type = ....?
}

Update: Sorry, clarification needed: I know the typeof(...) feature. I’m looking for a keyword or code that gives me the Type without explicitly referencing the class name.

Update: Besides Developer Art’s answer, which does exactly what I was looking for, is there a simpler way?

Answer 1

Here you go:

public static void Bar()
{
  Type type = System.Reflection.MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType;
}

Edit: updated to correct error – DeclaringType is a property.