Get name of generic class without tilde

Question

I am trying to get the type name of T using this:

typeof(T).Name

The name of the class is ConfigSettings

Instead of returning ConfigSettings it is returning ConfigSettings`1.

Is there any specific reason why? How can I return the actual name without `1?

Answer 1

The back-tick is indicative that the class is a generic type. Probably the easiest thing is to just lop off anything from the back-tick forward:

string typeName = typeof(T).Name;
if (typeName.Contains('`')) typeName = typeName.Substring(0, typeName.IndexOf("`"));