Query properties of a Type

     

using System;
using System.Reflection;
   
class QueryTypesApp
{
    public static void DisplaySyntax()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("\nSyntax: QueryTypes <typename>\n");
    }
   
    public static void QueryType(string typename)
    {
        try
        {
            Type type = Type.GetType(typename, true, true);
   
            Console.WriteLine("Type name: {0}", type.FullName);
            Console.WriteLine("\tHasElementType = {0}", type.HasElementType);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsAbstract = {0}", type.IsAbstract);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsAnsiClass = {0}", type.IsAnsiClass);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsArray = {0}", type.IsArray);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsAutoClass = {0}", type.IsAutoClass);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsAutoLayout = {0}", type.IsAutoLayout);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsByRef = {0}", type.IsByRef);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsClass = {0}", type.IsClass);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsCOMObject = {0}",type.IsCOMObject);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsContextful = {0}", type.IsContextful);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsEnum = {0}", type.IsEnum);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsExplicitLayout = {0}",type.IsExplicitLayout);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsImport = {0}", type.IsImport);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsInterface = {0}", type.IsInterface);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsLayoutSequential = {0}", type.IsLayoutSequential);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsMarshalByRef = {0}", type.IsMarshalByRef);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsNestedAssembly = {0}",type.IsNestedAssembly);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsNestedFamANDAssem = {0}", type.IsNestedFamANDAssem);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsNestedFamily = {0}", type.IsNestedFamily);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsNestedFamORAssem = {0}",type.IsNestedFamORAssem);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsNestedPrivate = {0}", type.IsNestedPrivate);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsNestedPublic = {0}", type.IsNestedPublic);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsNotPublic = {0}", type.IsNotPublic);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsPointer = {0}", type.IsPointer);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsPrimitive = {0}", type.IsPrimitive);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsPublic = {0}", type.IsPublic);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsSealed = {0}", type.IsSealed);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsSerializable = {0}", type.IsSerializable);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsSpecialName = {0}",type.IsSpecialName);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsUnicodeClass = {0}", type.IsUnicodeClass);
            Console.WriteLine("\tIsValueType = {0}", type.IsValueType);
        }
        catch(System.TypeLoadException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("{0} is not a valid type",
                 typename);
        }
    }
   
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        if (1 != args.Length) DisplaySyntax();
        else QueryType(args[0]);
   
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}

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