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Type of identifier
Type of identifier
The TYPE OF identifier obtains the System.Type object for a class, interface, delegate or enumeration.
General Format
TYPE OF identifier-1
Syntax Rules
Identifier-1 must reference a class, an interface, a delegate or an enumeration.
General Rules
Type-of-identifier creates a unique data item that contains the System.Type object for identifier-1.
Parent topic:
Uniqueness of Reference