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How to Get a Collection Element Type Using Reflection in C#

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5 May 2020MIT3 min read 35.3K   148   8  
This tip shows you a robust way to get the type of items a collection can hold. It works with non-generic collections too.
This tip provides a way to query a collection type to determine the types of items it can hold. It support both generic collections and non-generic collections, using a variety of queries to ensure it's relatively robust.

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