.NET: Determine the type of “this” class in its static method

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If you’re looking for a 1 liner that is equivalent to this.GetType() for static methods, try the following.

Type t = MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType

Although this is likely much more expensive than just using typeof(TheTypeName).

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