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C# generic list <T> how to get the type of T?

Lets say I have a List<Stock> given typeof(List<Stock>) how do I determine what the type is for the generic list? IE: In this case Stock?

Looking at the Type information I can see the AssemblyQualifiedName provides this to some degree

System.Collections.Generic.List`1[[FullQualifiedName.Stock,
TestApp, Version=1.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=null]], mscorlib,
Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089

but I’m wondering if I can actually return the Type of the generic Type for the list?

Answer 1

Try this:

var innerType = typeof(List<Stock>).GetGenericArguments()[0];

In this case innerType == typeof(Stock)