' 导入命名空间
Imports System.Reflection



Class Example
    
    Public Shared Sub Main() 
        
        Dim a As Type = GetType(System.String)
        Dim b As Type = GetType(System.Int32)
        
        Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}: {2}", a, b, a.Equals(b))
        ' The Type objects in a and b are not equal,
        ' because they represent different types.

        a = GetType(Example)
        b = New Example().GetType()
        Console.WriteLine("{0} is equal to {1}: {2}", a, b, a.Equals(b))
        ' The Type objects in a and b are equal,
        ' because they both represent type Example.

        b = GetType(Type)
        Console.WriteLine("typeof({0}).Equals(typeof({1})): {2}", a, b, a.Equals(b))
        ' The Type objects in a and b are not equal,
        ' because variable a represents type Example
        ' and variable b represents type Type.

        'Console.ReadLine()
    
    End Sub 
End Class

' 导入命名空间
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Reflection

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim t As Type = GetType(Integer)
      Dim obj1 As Object = GetType(Integer).GetTypeInfo()
      IsEqualTo(t, obj1)

      Dim obj2 As Object = GetType(String)
      IsEqualTo(t, obj2)
      
      t = GetType(Object)
      Dim obj3 As Object = GetType(Object)
      IsEqualTo(t, obj3)
      
      t = GetType(List(Of ))
      Dim obj4 As Object = (New List(Of String())).GetType()
      IsEqualTo(t, obj4)
      
      t = GetType(Type)
      Dim obj5 As Object = Nothing
      IsEqualTo(t, obj5)
   End Sub
   
   Private Sub IsEqualTo(t As Type, inst As Object)
      Dim t2 As Type = TryCast(inst, Type)
      If t2 IsNot Nothing Then
         Console.WriteLine("{0} = {1}: {2}", t.Name, t2.Name,
                           t.Equals(t2))
      Else
         Console.WriteLine("Cannot cast the argument to a type.")
      End If
      Console.WriteLine()                        
   End Sub
End Module