class Animal { } 
class Dog : Animal { }

void PrintTypes(Animal a) { 
    Console.WriteLine(a.GetType() == typeof(Animal)); // false 
    Console.WriteLine(a is Animal);                   // true 
    Console.WriteLine(a.GetType() == typeof(Dog));    // true
    Console.WriteLine(a is Dog);                      // true 
}

Dog spot = new Dog(); 
PrintTypes(spot);

string Foo(T parameter) { return typeof(T).Name; }

Animal probably_a_dog = new Dog();
Dog    definitely_a_dog = new Dog();

Foo(probably_a_dog); // this calls Foo and returns "Animal"
Foo(probably_a_dog); // this is exactly the same as above
Foo(probably_a_dog); // !!! This will not compile. The parameter expects a Dog, you cannot pass in an Animal.

Foo(definitely_a_dog); // this calls Foo and returns "Dog"
Foo(definitely_a_dog); // this is exactly the same as above.
Foo(definitely_a_dog); // this calls Foo and returns "Animal". 
Foo((Animal)definitely_a_dog); // this does the same as above, returns "Animal"

Foo foo = obj as Foo;

if (foo != null)
    // your code here

if (obj is Foo)
    Foo foo = (Foo)obj;

Type t = typeof(obj1);
if (t == typeof(int))

if (obj1.GetType() == typeof(int))

if (obj1 is int)

Type t = typeof(obj1);
if (t == typeof(int))
    // Some code here

if (obj1.GetType() == typeof(int))
    // Some code here

class Animal{}
class Dog : Animal{}

static void Foo(){
    object o = new Dog();

    if(o.GetType() == typeof(Animal))
        Console.WriteLine("o is an animal");
    Console.WriteLine("o is something else");
}

if(typeof(Animal).IsAssignableFrom(o.GetType())) // note use of tested type
    Console.WriteLine("o is an animal");

if(o != null && typeof(Animal).IsAssignableFrom(o.GetType()))
    Console.WriteLine("o is an animal");

if(o is Animal)
    Console.WriteLine("o is an animal");

if(o is Animal)
    ((Animal)o).Speak();

Animal a = o as Animal;
if(a != null)
    a.Speak();

(o as Animal).Speak();

class Foo{
    readonly Animal animal;

    public Foo(object o){
        animal = o as Animal;
    }

    public void Interact(){
        animal.Speak();
    }
}

base_type.IsInstanceOfType(derived_object);
base_type.IsAssignableFrom(derived_type);
derived_type.IsSubClassOf(base_type);

public class Animal {}
public interface ITrainable {}
public class Dog : Animal, ITrainable{}

Animal dog = new Dog();

typeof(Animal).IsInstanceOfType(dog);     // true
typeof(Dog).IsInstanceOfType(dog);        // true
typeof(ITrainable).IsInstanceOfType(dog); // true

typeof(Animal).IsAssignableFrom(dog.GetType());      // true
typeof(Dog).IsAssignableFrom(dog.GetType());         // true
typeof(ITrainable).IsAssignableFrom(dog.GetType()); // true

dog.GetType().IsSubclassOf(typeof(Animal));            // true
dog.GetType().IsSubclassOf(typeof(Dog));               // false
dog.GetType().IsSubclassOf(typeof(ITrainable)); // false

if (obj1 is int integerValue)
{
    integerValue++;
}

Button button = obj1 as Button;
if (button != null)
{
    // do stuff...
    return;
}
TextBox text = obj1 as TextBox;
if (text != null)
{
    // do stuff...
    return;
}
Label label = obj1 as Label;
if (label != null)
{
    // do stuff...
    return;
}
// ... and so on

switch (obj1)
{
    case Button button:
        // do stuff...
        break;
    case TextBox text:
        // do stuff...
        break;
    case Label label:
        // do stuff...
        break;
    // and so on...
}

class Person
{
  // A Person should be able to Feed
  // another Entity, but they way he feeds
  // each is different
  public override void Feed( Entity e )
  {
    if( e is Person )
    {
      // feed me
    }
    else if( e is Animal )
    {
      // ruff
    }
  }
}

class Person
{
  public override void Feed( Person p )
  {
    // feed the person
  }
  public override void Feed( Animal a )
  {
    // feed the animal
  }
}

System.Type type = typeof(int);

Example:

    public class ExampleClass
    {
       public int sampleMember;
       public void SampleMethod() {}

       static void Main()
       {
          Type t = typeof(ExampleClass);
          // Alternatively, you could use
          // ExampleClass obj = new ExampleClass();
          // Type t = obj.GetType();

          Console.WriteLine("Methods:");
          System.Reflection.MethodInfo[] methodInfo = t.GetMethods();

          foreach (System.Reflection.MethodInfo mInfo in methodInfo)
             Console.WriteLine(mInfo.ToString());

          Console.WriteLine("Members:");
          System.Reflection.MemberInfo[] memberInfo = t.GetMembers();

          foreach (System.Reflection.MemberInfo mInfo in memberInfo)
             Console.WriteLine(mInfo.ToString());
       }
    }
    /*
     Output:
        Methods:
        Void SampleMethod()
        System.String ToString()
        Boolean Equals(System.Object)
        Int32 GetHashCode()
        System.Type GetType()
        Members:
        Void SampleMethod()
        System.String ToString()
        Boolean Equals(System.Object)
        Int32 GetHashCode()
        System.Type GetType()
        Void .ctor()
        Int32 sampleMember
    */

    class GetTypeTest
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            int radius = 3;
            Console.WriteLine("Area = {0}", radius * radius * Math.PI);
            Console.WriteLine("The type is {0}",
                              (radius * radius * Math.PI).GetType()
            );
        }
    }
    /*
    Output:
    Area = 28.2743338823081
    The type is System.Double
    */

if (c is UserControl) c.Enabled = enable;

using System;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
    {
    class Program
    {
        enum TestEnum { E1, E2, E3 }
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            {
                var start = DateTime.UtcNow;
                for (var i = 0; i < 1000000000; i++)
                    Test1(TestEnum.E2);
                Console.WriteLine(DateTime.UtcNow - start);
            }
            {
                var start = DateTime.UtcNow;
                for (var i = 0; i < 1000000000; i++)
                    Test2(TestEnum.E2);
                Console.WriteLine(DateTime.UtcNow - start);
            }
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
        static Type Test1(T value) => typeof(T);
        static Type Test2(object value) => value.GetType();
    }
}

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