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There is any way to determine if an object is exactly a class and not a derived one of that?

For instance:

class A : X { }

class B : A { }

I can do something like this:

bool isExactlyA(X obj)
{
   return (obj is A) && !(obj is B);
} 

Of course if there are more derived classes of A I'd have to add and conditions.

FerranB
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Generalizing snicker's answer:

public static bool IsExactly<T>(this object obj) where T : class
{
  return obj != null && obj.GetType() == typeof(T);
}

and now you can say

if (foo.IsExactly<Frob>()) ...

Caveat: use extension methods on object judiciously. Depending on how widely you use this technique, this might not be justified.

Eric Lippert
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in your specific instance:

bool isExactlyA(X obj)
{
   return obj.GetType() == typeof(A);
}
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I see...

control.GetType() ==  typeof(Label)
FerranB
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More information about the typeof and is operators, as well as the GetType method.

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