c# what is nameof

nameof
will return name of the variable, type(class, interface..), fucntion/method name

reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/language-reference/operators/nameof

code snippet:

Console.WriteLine(nameof(System.Collections.Generic)); // output: Generic

Console.WriteLine(nameof(Listtring

>)); // output: List

Console.WriteLine(nameof(List<string>.Count)); // output: Count

Console.WriteLine(nameof(List<string>.Add)); // output: Add

var numbers = new List<string> { "ab", "cd", "ef" };

Console.WriteLine(nameof(numbers)); // output: numbers

Console.WriteLine(nameof(numbers.Count)); // output: Count

Console.WriteLine(nameof(numbers.Add)); // output: Add