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C# / .NET - get class name

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Wade

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In this short article, we would like to show how to get some class name in C#.

Quick solution:

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Type classType = someObject.GetType();
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string className = classType.Name;

or:

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Type classType = typeof(SomeClass);
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string className = classType.Name;

Practical examples

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Example 1

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In this example, we use GetType() function to get class type and Name property to get class name.

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using System;
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class Student
{
    public string Name { get; private set; }
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    public Student(string name)
    {
        this.Name = name;
    }
}
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public class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Student student = new Student("Tom");
        Type type = student.GetType();
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        Console.WriteLine(type.Name);
    }
}

Output:

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Student

Example 2

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In this example, we use typeof() operator to get class type and Name property to get class name. Using this approach we don't need to have class type instance.

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using System;
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class Student
{
    public string Name { get; private set; }
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    public Student(string name)
    {
        this.Name = name;
    }
}
​
public class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Type type = typeof(Student);
        
        Console.WriteLine(type.Name);
    }
}