Returns the underlying type of the specified enumeration type.
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[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public static Type GetUnderlyingType (Type enumType) |
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Parameters
- enumType
- The Type of an enumeration.
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Returns
A Type instance that describes the underlying type of enumType.
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Exceptions
Remarks
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());
}
}
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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