c# - Is there a way to pass an argument to the is operator? -

i trying find alternative following can take advantage of is operator.

public bool isoftype(type type) {     return this._item.gettype() == type; } 

something similar following, not compile.

public bool isoftype(type type) {     return this._item type; } 

i think you're looking type.isassignablefrom:

public bool isoftype(type type) {     return _item != null && type.isassignablefrom(_item.gettype()); } 

or if can make method generic, that's simpler can use is type parameter:

public bool isoftype<t>() {     return _item t; } 

edit: noted in wim's answer, there's type.isinstanceof makes non-generic method simpler:

public bool isoftype(type type) {     return type.instanceof(_item); }