GetType does the runtime check while the typeof operator does the compile-time check.
Both GetType and typeof return System.Type.
using System;
public class Point { public int X, Y; }
class Test
{
static void Main()
{
Point p = new Point();
Console.WriteLine(p.GetType().Name); // Point
Console.WriteLine(typeof(Point).Name); // Point
Console.WriteLine(p.GetType() == typeof(Point)); // True
Console.WriteLine(p.X.GetType().Name); // Int32
Console.WriteLine(p.Y.GetType().FullName); // System.Int32
}
}
The output:
Point
Point
True
Int32
System.Int32