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Fixes #24673 doc conflates GetType(TypeName), Type.GetType, and Object.GetType #25221

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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions docs/visual-basic/language-reference/operators/gettype-operator.md
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- Any enumeration defined by Visual Basic, the .NET Framework, or your application.

If you want to get the type object of an object variable, use the <xref:System.Type.GetType%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> method.
If you want to get the type object of an object variable, use the <xref:System.Object.GetType%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType> method.

The `GetType` operator can be useful in the following circumstances:
The `GetType` operator can be useful in the following circumstance:

- You must access the metadata for a type at run time. The <xref:System.Type> object supplies metadata such as type members and deployment information. You need this, for example, to reflect over an assembly. For more information, see <xref:System.Reflection?displayProperty=nameWithType>.

- You want to compare two object references to see if they refer to instances of the same type. If they do, `GetType` returns references to the same <xref:System.Type> object.
- You must access the metadata for a type at run time. The <xref:System.Type> object supplies metadata such as type members and deployment information. You need this, for example, to reflect over an assembly. For more information, see also <xref:System.Reflection?displayProperty=nameWithType>.

## Example

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- [Operator Precedence in Visual Basic](operator-precedence.md)
- [Operators Listed by Functionality](operators-listed-by-functionality.md)
- [Operators and Expressions](../../programming-guide/language-features/operators-and-expressions/index.md)
- <xref:System.Object.GetType%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType>
- <xref:System.Type.GetType%2A?displayProperty=nameWithType>