String.GetTypeCode Method
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Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function GetTypeCode As TypeCode
public TypeCode GetTypeCode()
Return Value
Type: System.TypeCode
The enumerated constant, TypeCode.String.
Implements
Examples
The following code example displays the TypeCode enumerated constant for the String type.
' Sample for String.GetTypeCode()
Class Example
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
Dim str As [String] = "abc"
Dim tc As TypeCode = str.GetTypeCode()
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The type code for '{0}' is {1}, which represents {2}.", _
str, tc.ToString("D"), tc.ToString("F")) + vbCrLf
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Sample
'
'This example produces the following results:
'The type code for 'abc' is 18, which represents String.
'
// Sample for String.GetTypeCode()
using System;
class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
String str = "abc";
TypeCode tc = str.GetTypeCode();
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The type code for '{0}' is {1}, which represents {2}.",
str, tc.ToString("D"), tc.ToString("F")) + "\n";
}
}
/*
This example produces the following results:
The type code for 'abc' is 18, which represents String.
*/
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.