Is there a better alternative than this to 'switch on type'?

Question

Seeing as C# can\'t switch on a Type (which I gather wasn\'t added as a special case because is relationships mean that more than one distinct

Answer 1

C# 8 enhancements of pattern matching made it possible to do it like this. In some cases it do the job and more concise.

        public Animal Animal { get; set; }
        ...
        var animalName = Animal switch
        {
            Cat cat => "Tom",
            Mouse mouse => "Jerry",
            _ => "unknown"
        };