System Namespace   Enum Class

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Returns the underlying type of the specified enumeration.

[ VB ]
<Serializable>
Public Shared Function GetUnderlyingType ( _
   ByVal enumType As Type _
) As Type

[ C# ]
[Serializable]
public static Type GetUnderlyingType (
   Type enumType
);

[ C++ ]
[Serializable]
public: static Type* GetUnderlyingType (
   Type* enumType
);

[JScript ]
public Serializable
static function GetUnderlyingType (
   enumType : Type
) : Type;

enumType

An enumeration type.

The underlying Type of enumType.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	enumType is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).
ArgumentException	enumType is not an Enum.

Enum Members   GetTypeCode

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