Determine if collection is of type IEnumerable

If you mean the collection, then just as:

var asEnumerable = i as IEnumerable<int>;
if(asEnumerable != null) { ... }

However, I’m assuming (from the example) that you have a Type:

The object will never be “of” type IEnumerable<int> – but it might implement it; I would expect that:

if(typeof(IEnumerable<int>).IsAssignableFrom(type)) {...}

would do. If you don’t know the T (int in the above), then check all the implemented interfaces:

static Type GetEnumerableType(Type type) {
    if (type.IsInterface && type.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IEnumerable<>))
        return type.GetGenericArguments()[0];
    foreach (Type intType in type.GetInterfaces()) {
        if (intType.IsGenericType
            && intType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IEnumerable<>)) {
            return intType.GetGenericArguments()[0];
        }
    }
    return null;
}

and call:

Type t = GetEnumerableType(type);

if this is null, it isn’t IEnumerable<T> for any T – otherwise check t.

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