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C# - Check a Specified Type is a Pointer or Not?

Learn, how to check a specified type is a pointer or not in C#?
Submitted by Nidhi, on October 30, 2020 [Last updated : March 22, 2023]

Checking a type is a pointer or not

Here, we will check a specified type is a pointer or not using the IsPointer property.

C# program to check a specified type is a pointer or not

The source code to check a specified type is a pointer or not is given below. The given program is compiled and executed successfully on Microsoft Visual Studio.

//C# - Check a Specified Type is a Pointer or Not?. 

using System;
using System.Reflection;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        int[] Arr = new int[10];

        if (Arr.GetType().IsPointer == true)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Arr is a pointer");
        }
        else
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Arr is not a pointer");
        }
    }
}

Output

Arr is not a pointer
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Explanation

In the above program, we created a class Program that contains the Main() method. The Main() method is the entry point for the program. Here we check the specified type is a pointer or not using the IsPointer property and then printed the appropriate message on the console screen.

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