Add typeof

[DartBot]

This issue was originally filed by [email protected]

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Is it possible to add typeof so that you can pass a generic type into a type argument?

[DartBot]

This comment was originally written by @zoechi

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Can you please explain a bit more what you would like to accomplish?

Something like: ?
new List<String>() is List<Object>

[DartBot]

This comment was originally written by [email protected]

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Yes so

public void loadSomething(Type type);

so you would set the type parameter like this:
loadSomething(typeof(List<string>));

as you cant do
loadSomething(List<string>);

[DartBot]

This comment was originally written by @zoechi

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and what should loadSomething(List<String>) actually do?
Create an instance of type List<String>?

[DartBot]

This comment was originally written by [email protected]

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i should just pass the type to that method like the following does.

loadSomething(List);

[DartBot]

This comment was originally written by @zoechi

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... and then? What should then happen?

[DartBot]

This comment was originally written by @mezoni

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Known workaround.

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void main() {
  var type = new TypeOf<List<int>>().type;
  print(type);
}

class TypeOf<T> {
  Type get type => T;
}
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[DartBot]

This comment was originally written by [email protected]

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Yes I am currently using this work around but can typeof() be implemented?

[sethladd]

Removed Type-Defect label.
Added Area-Language, Type-Enhancement, Triaged labels.

[gbracha]

I see this bug is as a duplicate of issue11923.

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Added Duplicate label.
Marked as being merged into #11923.