How to find the return type in C#?

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Hi everyone,I have doubt regarding getting the return types .

C#

class SampleOnOUTandREF
{

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.Write(typeof(int));
        Console.Read();
    }
}

If i write this the output is System.Int32.
But in my application i want the result as "int" if i give "System.Int32". Please help regarding this issue.In my application i am using System.Reflection for reading .dll's.

Posted 12-Oct-10 2:13am

hemantwithu

Updated 12-Oct-10 2:18am

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Solution 1

AFAIK you can't without coding special case stuff - "int" is just syntactic sugar for Int32.

Posted 12-Oct-10 2:25am

OriginalGriff

Solution 3

int is not a Type. It is a C# keyword aliasing System.Int32, which is the Type.
Please take into consideration the fact that C#.NET is not the only .NET programming language. In VB.NET (God forbid) int means nothing, even less a Type.
Please also notice the different automatic coloring. The first int is blue (C#, a keyword), the second one is plain (vb, ordinary identifier).
So, you can only get System.Int32 as an answer, because your class / assembly can be used from any .NET compatible language, not only C#, where int has a meaning.

Posted 12-Oct-10 2:59am

Toli Cuturicu

Updated 12-Oct-10 3:01am

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Kubajzz · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-12T02:27:00

int, bool, float, double etc. are only C# keywords that represent the .NET CLR types System.Int32, System.Boolean, System.Single, System.Double etc.

If you need the C# keywords instead of full type names, I think you will have to write your own conversion method. See the complete list of C# built-in types.