How to Find the Object is a Value Type OR Reference Types in C#

Question

I'm having a Method, it has one parameter of type object.

In that I have to find the object is Value Type or Reference Type

Public void MyMethod(object param)
{
    if(param is Value Type)
    {
        // Do Some Operation related to Value Type
    } 
    else if(param is Reference Type)
    {
        // Do Some Operation related to Reference Type
    } 
}

List of Value Types

• string
• int
• float
• bool, etc.,

List of Reference Types

• List
• Array
• Stack
• Dictionary, etc.,

Answer 1

You can use properties IsValueType and IsClass on Type:

if(param.GetType().IsValueType)
{
    // param is value type
} 
else if(param.GetType().IsClass)
{
    // param is reference type
}