Getting parent class' name using Reflection

Question

How can I get the name of the parent class of some class using Reflection?

Answer 1

I came to this question seeking the class which declares a nested class, which is the DeclaringType.

this.GetType().DeclaringType.Name

Maybe not what the OP asked, but maybe someone else comes here with the same search criteria as me. ;-)

Answer 2

Like so:

typeof(Typ).BaseType.Name

Answer 3

obj.GetType().BaseType.Name

Answer 4

I would like to add some more details, in case you need to find the ultimate parent class of your class, this code could help. I consider that I don't know whether the type is a class or an interface.

do
{
    if (type.IsInterface)
        if (type.BaseType == null)
            break;

    if (type.IsClass)
        if (type.BaseType == typeof(object))
            break;

    type = type.BaseType;

} while (true);

string ultimateBaseTypeName = type.Name;

Answer 5

        Type type = obj.GetType();
        Type baseType = type.BaseType;
        string baseName = baseType.Name;

Answer 6

Currently in .NET Core, BaseType is not available, you can retrieve it by:

typeof(T).GetTypeInfo().BaseType