.NET Framework Class Library
Exception..::.GetType Method

Updated: November 2007

Gets the runtime type of the current instance.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Function GetType As Type
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim instance As Exception
Dim returnValue As Type

returnValue = instance.GetType()
C#
public Type GetType()
Visual C++
public:
virtual Type^ GetType() sealed
J#
public final Type GetType()
JScript
public final function GetType() : Type

Return Value

Type: System..::.Type

A Type object that represents the exact runtime type of the current instance.

Implements

_Exception..::.GetType()()()

The GetType method exists to support the .NET Framework infrastructure, and internally invokes the fundamental method, Object..::.GetType.

Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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