C# type name instead of CLR type name

Question

typeof(int).Name

Will return System.Int32 does anyone know of a way to return "int"

Answer 1

Yeah, you could write a mapping function. That is just an alias anyway.

Here is a list:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/86792hfa(VS.71).aspx

Answer 2

Using reflection, you can use CSharpCodeProvider (exists in .NET Core 2 as well) to get "int", "string", etc. instead of the full CLR Type names.

There are other SO posts that give code examples for this:

How can I get the primitive name of a type in C#?

C# - Get user-friendly name of simple types through reflection?

Alternatively, you will have to map these Types yourself. There are a few libraries to do this for you if you don't mind third party libraries. Don't forget nullable variations.

Answer 3

There aren't many types that are C# keywords (int, double, string) ... so perhaps you can write your own mapping function, from the System type name to the corresonding C# keyword.