This enumeration specifies the type of an object. It is available for all objects that implement the IConvertible interface. If the object does not implement this interface, use its GetType( ) method (derived from System.Object) to return an instance of the Type class, which provides a Type.GetTypeCode( ) method.

The TypeCode enumeration includes members for most simple value types. If you use this method on an object that is not explicitly represented in this enumeration, the catch-all value Object is returned.

public enum TypeCode {
   Empty = 0,
   Object = 1,
   DBNull = 2,
   Boolean = 3,
   Char = 4,
   SByte = 5,
   Byte = 6,
   Int16 = 7,
   UInt16 = 8,
   Int32 = 9,
   UInt32 = 10,
   Int64 = 11,
   UInt64 = 12,
   Single = 13,
   Double = 14,
   Decimal = 15,
   DateTime = 16,
   String = 18
}

Hierarchy

Object ValueType Enum(IComparable, IFormattable, IConvertible) TypeCode

Returned By

Multiple types

Passed To

Convert.ChangeType( ), System.Runtime.Serialization.FormatterConverter.Convert( ), System.Runtime.Serialization.IFormatterConverter.Convert( )