Get type using reflection

Question

I am trying get type of property of my class by using of reflection but its returning my only RuntimePropertyInfo - as a name of a type.

I have object MyObject actua

Answer 1

You're getting the type of the PropertyInfo object getProperty() returns. Try

string typeName = actualData.getType().getProperty("Item").PropertyType.Name;

If you want the type of the value currently assigned to the object via the PropertyInfo object, you could call:

string typeName = actualData.getType().getProperty("Item").GetValue(actualData, null).GetType().Name;

But in that case you could also simply call:

string typeName = actualData.Item.GetType().Name;

Answer 2

GetType() return always the type of the current object, not the pointed object.

In your case, consider using string typeName = actualData.getType().getProperty("Item").PropertyType.Name

Answer 3

The

actualData.getType().getProperty("Item")

retrieves something of type PropertyInfo.

If you then ask for its type:

actualData.getType().getProperty("Item").getType()

you get exactly what you observe you get.

I suspect this last getType() is not necessary then.

Edit: someone has downvoted this answer which is unfair imho. The question is "Can you see what am I doing wrong?" and the answer of being one getType too far is a correct one. Finding PropertyType in PropertyInfo is then easy if the asking person knows what he is doing wrong.

To the person who downvoted this answer: please at least leave a comment next time you downvote something. Stackoverflow makes sense only if we learn from each other, not just bash everyone around.