>Michel, here's a (very) quick and dirty way...
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>     int x = 0;
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>            if (x is System.String)
>                MessageBox.Show("this is a string");
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>            if (x is System.Int32)
>                MessageBox.Show("this is an int");
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>

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for. But, that syntax cannot be supported as is in VB.NET. I would say a small adjustment is required after x is or something like that.