Why doesn't C# switch statement allow using typeof/GetType()?

Question

As in this example:

switch ( myObj.GetType ( ) )
{
    case typeof(MyObject):
        Console.WriteLine ( "MyObject is here" );
        break;
}

Answer 1

Second on Peter Hallam's post; it's a great explanation.

You can use TypeCode to work with simple types, though.

switch (Type.GetTypeCode(myObj.GetType())) {
    case TypeCode.Boolean: ...
    case TypeCode.Char: ...
    case TypeCode.String: ...
    case TypeCode.Object: ...
    default: ...
}