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# Platform::Type Class
Contains run-time information about a type—specifically, a string name and a typecode. Obtained by calling [Object::GetType](../cppcx/platform-object-class.md#gettype) on any object or  or using the [typeid](../windows/typeid-cpp-component-extensions.md) operator on a class or struct name.  
  
## Syntax  
  
```cpp  
public ref class Platform::Type :      
    Platform::Object, Platform::Details::IEquatable,
    Platform::Details::IPrintable  
```  
  
### Remarks  
 The `Type` class is useful in applications that must direct processing by using an `if` or `switch` statement that branches based on the run-time type of an object. The type code that describes the category of a type is retrieved by using the [Type::GetTypeCode](#gettypecode) member function.  
  
## Public methods  
  
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|[Type::GetTypeCode Method](#gettypecode)|Returns a [Platform::TypeCode Enumeration](../cppcx/platform-typecode-enumeration.md) value for the object.| 
|[Type::ToString Method](#tostring)|Returns the name of the type as specified in its metadata.| 

 
## Public properties  
  
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|[Type::FullName](#fullname)|Returns a [Platform::String Class](../cppcx/platform-string-class.md)^ that represents the fully qualified name of the type, and uses . (dot) as a separator, not :: (double colon)—for example, `MyNamespace.MyClass`.|  
  
## Conversion operators  
  
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|[operator Type^](../cppcx/operator-subtracttype-hat.md)|Enables conversion from `Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName` to `Platform::Type`.|  
|[operator Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName](../cppcx/operator-subtractwindows-ui-xaml-interop-typename.md)|Enables conversion from `Platform::Type` to `Windows::UI::Xaml::Interop::TypeName`.|  
  
### Requirements  
 **Minimum supported client:** Windows 8  
  
 **Minimum supported server:** Windows Server 2012  
  
 **Namespace:** Platform  
  
 **Metadata:** platform.winmd  

 
## <a name="fullname"></a> Type::FullName Property
Retrieves the fully-qualified name of the current type in the form `Namespace.Type`.  
  
### Syntax  
  
```cpp  
String^ FullName();  
```  
  
### Return Value  
 The name of the type.  
### Example  
  
```  
  
//  namespace is TestApp  
MainPage::MainPage()  
{  
    InitializeComponent();  
    Type^ t = this->GetType();  
    auto s = t->FullName; // returns "TestApp.MainPage"  
    auto s2 = t->ToString(); //also returns "TestApp.MainPage"  
}  
```  
  


## <a name="gettypecode"></a> Type::GetTypeCode Method
Retrieves a built-in types numerical type category.  
  
### Syntax  
  
```cpp  
Platform::TypeCode GetTypeCode();  
```  
  
### Return Value  
 One of the Platform::TypeCode enumerated values.  
  
### Remarks  
 The equivalent of the GetTypeCode() member method is the `typeid` property.

## <a name="tostring"></a> Type::ToString Method
Retrieves a the name of the type.  
  
### Syntax  
  
```cpp  
Platform::String^ ToString();  
```  
  
### Return Value  
 A name of the type as specified in its metadata.    
  
## See Also  
 [Platform namespace](../cppcx/platform-namespace-c-cx.md)