Declaring a List of types

Question

I want to declare a list containing types basically:

List<Type> types = new List<Type>() {Button, TextBox };

is this possible?

Answer 1

Try this:

List<Type> types = new List<Type>() { typeof(Button), typeof(TextBox) };

The typeof() operator is used to return the System.Type of a type.

For object instances you can call the GetType() method inherited from Object.

Answer 2

You almost have it with your code. Use typeof and not just the name of the type.

List<Type> types = new List<Type>() {typeof(Button), typeof(TextBox) };