How to convert the current class name of asp.net usercontrols to string on c#?

Question

So I have tried GetType() but for some reason, It does include the namespace...
Does C# not have a property for a class specifying its name?
For example:

public class Parent : System.Web.UI.UserControl {
    public someFunction(){
        Child child = new Child();
        Console.WriteLine(child.ThePropertyThatContainsTheName);
    }
}

public class Child : Parent {
}

I have tried to create the Child with a string property that has the name hard-coded, but only if we could find a better workaround to this... maybe reflection or expressions...

Thanks in advance =)

Edit: I am working on user controls by the way...

I'm slightly confused - are you saying that GetType().Name isn't returning what you want? — Murph, Dec 10 '09 at 14:34
I have used GetType().Name and GetType().FullName, but the problem is that they both returned the namespace, for example : `hello_web_ui_child_aspx` — Jronny, Dec 10 '09 at 14:45

score 15 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 23 '09 at 08:38

If you are using an ASP.NET Web Application project, you will normally be using the code-behind model.

ASP.NET will dynamically generate and compile a class from your aspx/ascx file, which uses the class you defined in your code-behind file as a base class.

this.GetType().Name and this.GetType().FullName will return the name of the auto-generated class generated by ASP.NET. This auto-generated class will subclass the UserControl/WebPage class you have defined in your code-behind file (Inherits keyword in the <%@Control ...> tag of your ascx file / <%@Page ...> tag of your aspx file).

If you want the name of your code-behind class, use:

this.GetType().BaseType.Name or this.GetType().BaseType.FullName

I'll try this later back home. – Jronny Dec 23 '09 at 10:08 — Jronny, Dec 23 '09 at 10:08

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 10 '09 at 14:31

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Use Type.Name like this:

using System;

class Test
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine(typeof(Test).Name);
    }
}

or like this (if you are getting the type via Object.GetType):

using System;

class Foo { }

class Test
{
    static void Main()
    {
        Foo foo = new Foo();
        Console.WriteLine(foo.GetType().Name);
    }
}

answered Dec 10 '09 at 14:31

Andrew Hare

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well, the problem really with GetType() as I have mentioned, is that it includes the namespace and changes the everything to lowercase. – Jronny Dec 10 '09 at 14:40
Just curious, are you working with ASP.NET website and a custom control? `Type.Name` doesn't change the case of type's name but ASP.NET does type name mangling for custom pages and user controls that may be causing what you are seeing. – Andrew Hare Dec 10 '09 at 14:43
Unfortunately then the type name you are seeing the actual type name. ASP.NET mangles the names of custom controls and pages to the format you are seeing - that really is the name of your type :) – Andrew Hare Dec 10 '09 at 14:48
Why is it designed that way? Are there no other way where we could get the exact class name as declared? =) – Jronny Dec 10 '09 at 14:54

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 10 '09 at 14:36

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Use GetType() and Name

Console.Writeline(child.GetType().Name);

or

Console.Writeline(child.GetType().FullName);

edited Dec 10 '09 at 14:36

Murph

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answered Dec 10 '09 at 14:34

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neither could be used since I have already mentioned in my question that using GetType() includes the namespace. – Jronny Dec 10 '09 at 14:42
The Type.Name property will not contain the namespace. Type.FullName will contain the class name. – C. Ross Dec 10 '09 at 15:07
My bad, really... I have not mentioned earlier that I was using ASP.Net UserControls – Jronny Dec 10 '09 at 15:10

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 29 '09 at 07:52

Or you can use reflection to get base type of your variable

control.GetType().BaseType.Name

If you need I can provide deep description why it is so.

If you want you can try this code

System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(((UserControl)control).AppRelativeVirtualPath)

This will give you the name you want, but this is not the type of the UserControl but it's file name.

How to convert the current class name of asp.net usercontrols to string on c#?

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