how to GetType of List<String> in c#?
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/721870/c-how-can-i-get-type-from-a-string-representation">C# How can I get Type from a string representation</a>  </p>
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<p>how can i get the type of <code>"List&lt;String&gt;"</code> in c# using <code>Type.GetType()</code>?<br>
i have already tried</p>

<pre><code> Type.GetType("List&lt;String&gt;");
 Type.GetType("System.Collections.Generic.List.String");//or [String]
</code></pre>

<p>note that i can't use <code>typeof</code> since the value i am getting the type of is a string.  </p>
