C# Get Name of Derived Type from Inside base Class

Question

During a debug session, it\'s important for me to identify the name of the actual derived class in the debug info of specific instances.

I tried using this

Answer 1

this.GetType().Name always return the name of the current executing type, not the type that the code that it was written in. You can emulate breakpoints though, using Debugger.Break() in a conditional manner:

if (this.GetType().Name == "Problematic type")
    System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();