[Solved] GetType

[nebulom]

Can't I do this?

public void AddAttribute(Attribute a) 
		{
			if (a == null)
				throw new NullReferenceException();
			if (a is this.CreateAttribute().GetType())
				throw new InvalidAttributeException();
			attributes.Add(a);
		}

It says, Invalid expression term ')', etc... Thanks in advance!

[jmcilhinney]

The "is" keyword is used with types, not instances of the Type class. The GetType method returns an instance of the Type class. You use "is" something like this:

if (str is string)

How you're using it is equivalent to this:

if (str is typeof(string))

which is not valid. What you need to do is get two Type references and compare them:

if (a.GetType() == this.CreateAttribute().GetType())

[nebulom]

Millions of thanks JM.