Reflection C#

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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
namespace MySpace.Common.IO.JSON.Utilities
{
    internal static class ReflectionUtils
    {
        /// 
        /// Gets the member's underlying type.
        /// 

        /// The member.
        /// The underlying type of the member.
        public static Type GetMemberUnderlyingType(MemberInfo member)
        {
            switch (member.MemberType)
            {
                case MemberTypes.Field:
                    return ((FieldInfo)member).FieldType;
                case MemberTypes.Property:
                    return ((PropertyInfo)member).PropertyType;
                case MemberTypes.Event:
                    return ((EventInfo)member).EventHandlerType;
                default:
                    throw new ArgumentException("MemberInfo must be if type FieldInfo, PropertyInfo or EventInfo", "member");
            }
        }
    }
}