C# | Getting the type of the current instance Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report Object.GetType Method is used to find the type of the current instance. This method returns the instances of the Type class that are used for consideration. Syntax: public Type GetType (); Return Value: This method return the exact runtime type of the current instance. Below given are some examples to understand the implementation in a better way: Example 1: CSharp // C# program to illustrate the // GetType() method using System; class GFG { // Main method static public void Main() { // string type string str1 = "GFG"; string str2 = "5"; // using GetType() method Console.WriteLine("Type of str1: " +str1.GetType()); Console.WriteLine("Type of str2: " +str2.GetType()); } } Output: Type of str1: System.String Type of str2: System.String Example 2: CSharp // C# program to illustrate the // GetType() method using System; class GFG { // Main method static public void Main() { // Variables string str1 = "C#"; string str2 = "DSA"; int str3 = 43; // Display the given string and their type // using GetType() method Console.WriteLine("Str 1 is : {0}", str1); Console.WriteLine("Str 2 is : {0}", str2); Console.WriteLine("Str 3 is : {0}", str3); // Check the given str1, str2, // and str3 are of same type or not // using GetType() method Console.WriteLine("Is Str 1 and Str 2 of same type? : {0}", Object.ReferenceEquals(str1.GetType(), str2.GetType())); Console.WriteLine("Is Str 2 and Str 3 of same type? : {0}", Object.ReferenceEquals(str2.GetType(), str3.GetType())); Console.WriteLine("Is Str 3 and Str 2 of same type? : {0}", Object.ReferenceEquals(str3.GetType(), str2.GetType())); } } Output: Str 1 is : C# Str 2 is : DSA Str 3 is : 43 Is Str 1 and Str 2 of same type? : True Is Str 2 and Str 3 of same type? : False Is Str 3 and Str 2 of same type? : False Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.object.gettype?view=netframework-4.7.2 Create Quiz Comment A ankita_saini Follow 0 Improve A ankita_saini Follow 0 Improve Article Tags : C# CSharp-method Explore IntroductionC# Tutorial 2 min read Introduction to .NET Framework 6 min read C# .NET Framework (Basic Architecture and Component Stack) 6 min read C# Hello World 2 min read Common Language Runtime (CLR) in C# 4 min read FundamentalsC# Identifiers 2 min read Data Types in C# 6 min read C# Variables 4 min read C# Literals 5 min read Operators in C# 7 min read C# Keywords 5 min read Control StatementsC# Decision Making (if, if-else, if-else-if ladder, nested if, switch, nested switch) 5 min read C# Switch Statement 4 min read Loops in C# 4 min read C# Jump Statements (Break, Continue, Goto, Return and Throw) 4 min read OOP ConceptsClass and Objects in C# 4 min read Constructors in C# 5 min read C# Inheritance 3 min read Encapsulation in C# 2 min read C# Abstraction 4 min read MethodsMethods in C# 4 min read Method Overloading in C# 4 min read Method Parameters in C# 4 min read Method Overriding in C# 7 min read Anonymous Method in C# 2 min read ArraysArrays in C# 6 min read Jagged Arrays in C# 4 min read Array Class in C# 5 min read How to Sort an Array in C# | Array.Sort() Method Set - 1 8 min read How to find the rank of an array in C# 2 min read ArrayListArrayList in C# 6 min read ArrayList Class in C# 4 min read C# | Array vs ArrayList 2 min read StringStrings in C# 6 min read C# Verbatim String Literal - @ 5 min read C# String Class 9 min read C# StringBuilder 4 min read C# String vs StringBuilder 3 min read TupleC# Tuple 7 min read C# Tuple Class 3 min read C# ValueTuple 7 min read C# ValueTuple Struct 4 min read IndexersC# Indexers 5 min read C# Multidimensional Indexers 5 min read C# - Overloading of Indexers 3 min read Like