Why doesn't C# switch statement allow using typeof/GetType()?

Question

As in this example:

switch ( myObj.GetType ( ) )
{
    case typeof(MyObject):
        Console.WriteLine ( \"MyObject is here\" );
        break;
}
         


        

Answer 1

You could do

switch ( myObj.GetType().Name )
{
    case "MyObject":
        Console.WriteLine ( "MyObject is here" );
        break;
}

This works because switching only works on primitive types (as others have said).