Parameters

enumType

The Type of an enumeration.

Returns

A Type instance that describes the underlying type of enumType.

Exceptions

Type	Reason
ArgumentNullException	enumType is a null reference.
ArgumentException	enumType is not an enumeration type.

Remarks

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Example

The following example demonstrates the Enum.GetUnderlyingType(Type) method.

C# Example

using System;
public enum Colors {
  Red,
  White,
  Blue
}
public class EnumUnderlyingTypeTest {
  public static void Main() {
     Type t = Colors.GetUnderlyingType( typeof(Colors) );
     Console.WriteLine("The underlying type of Colors is {0}.", t.ToString());
  }
}

The output is

The underlying type of Colors is System.Int32.

Requirements

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0