C# Type DeclaringType

Description

Type DeclaringType gets the type that declares the current nested type or generic type parameter.

Syntax

Type.DeclaringType has the following syntax.


public override Type DeclaringType { get; }

Example

This example displays the declaring type of a method in a derived class.


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using System;
using System.Reflection;

    public abstract class MyClassA 
    {
        public abstract int m(); 
    }

    public abstract class MyClassB : MyClassA 
    {
    }
    
public class MainClass
{
    public static void Main(string[] args) 
    { 
        Console.WriteLine("The declaring type of m is {0}.",
            typeof(MyClassB).GetMethod("m").DeclaringType);
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.