How can I check if a type is nullable with reflection?

[Narshe]

How can I check if a type is nullable?

If a type is created like bool? = null;, then how can you tell if the
type is nullable as opposed to not? You have to cast from bool to bool?
and such, so I'll need to know if a type is nullable.

-Josh

[Marina]

The Type class has a IsValueType property to tell you this.

"Narshe" <na****@gmail.com> wrote in message
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How can I check if a type is nullable?

If a type is created like bool? = null;, then how can you tell if the
type is nullable as opposed to not? You have to cast from bool to bool?
and such, so I'll need to know if a type is nullable.

-Josh

[Narshe]

Yes, not all value types are nullable though.

Would this work?

if( field.FieldType == typeof( Nullable<bool> ) ){}

Where field is of type FieldInfo.

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Narshe,

That would work, but that would tell you that only if the type is
nullable of bool, not nullable in general.

Also, ANY structure can be used in Nullable<T>. The only requirement is
that T is a structure.

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

"Narshe" <na****@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Yes, not all value types are nullable though.

Would this work?

if( field.FieldType == typeof( Nullable<bool> ) ){}

Where field is of type FieldInfo.

[Narshe]

Thanks.

[Stefan]

Hi Narshe,
Not sure if anyone is still reading this thread, but check out my
article it might help you a bit.

http://www.developersdex.com/gurus/articles/739.asp
Happy Coding,

Stefan
C# GURU
www.DotNETovation.com

"You always have to look beyond the horizon and can never be complacent
-- God forbid we become complacent."

Jozef Straus

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