Seeing as C# can\'t switch
on a Type (which I gather wasn\'t added as a special case because is
relationships mean that more than one distinct
Switching on types is definitely lacking in C# (UPDATE: in C#7 / VS 2017 switching on types is supported - see Zachary Yates's answer below). In order to do this without a large if/else if/else statement, you'll need to work with a different structure. I wrote a blog post awhile back detailing how to build a TypeSwitch structure.
https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/jaredpar/switching-on-types
Short version: TypeSwitch is designed to prevent redundant casting and give a syntax that is similar to a normal switch/case statement. For example, here is TypeSwitch in action on a standard Windows form event
TypeSwitch.Do(
sender,
TypeSwitch.Case
The code for TypeSwitch is actually pretty small and can easily be put into your project.
static class TypeSwitch {
public class CaseInfo {
public bool IsDefault { get; set; }
public Type Target { get; set; }
public Action