finding parent and base classes

Question

If there is a hierarchy of classes... public abstract class A { } public class B: A { } public class C: B { } How do I find out what is the parent class of C? (which is B) How do I find out what is the base class of C? (which is A)

seamus · Answer

Use the BaseType property of the class type i.e. C c = new C(); System.Console.WriteLine(I am a  + c.GetType().ToString()); Type t = c.GetType().BaseType; while (t!= null) { System.Console.WriteLine(derived from  + t.ToString()); t = t.BaseType; }