Get type name without full namespace

Question

I have the following code:

return "[Inserted new " + typeof(T).ToString() + "]";

But

 typeof(T).ToString()

returns the full name including namespace

Is there anyway to just get the class name (without any namespace qualifiers?)

Answer 1

typeof(T).Name // class name, no namespace
typeof(T).FullName // namespace and class name
typeof(T).Namespace // namespace, no class name

Answer 2

Try this to get type parameters for generic types:

public static string CSharpName(this Type type)
{
    var sb = new StringBuilder();
    var name = type.Name;
    if (!type.IsGenericType) return name;
    sb.Append(name.Substring(0, name.IndexOf('`')));
    sb.Append("<");
    sb.Append(string.Join(", ", type.GetGenericArguments()
                                    .Select(t => t.CSharpName())));
    sb.Append(">");
    return sb.ToString();
}

Maybe not the best solution (due to the recursion), but it works. Outputs look like:

Dictionary<String, Object>

Answer 3

make use of (Type Properties)

 Name   Gets the name of the current member. (Inherited from MemberInfo.)
 Example : typeof(T).Name;