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

a switch in C# only works for integrals or strings. myObj.GetType() returns a Type, which is neither an integral or a string.