Switch on type. The order of the Case() methods is important.

TypeSwitch.cs

using System;

namespace Virtlink
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Executes a particular piece of code based on the type of the argument.
	/// </summary>
	/// <example>
	/// Usage example:
	/// <code>
	/// public string GetName(object value)
	/// {
	///     string name = null;
	///     TypeSwitch.On(operand)
	///         .Case((C x) => name = x.FullName)
	///         .Case((B x) => name = x.LongName)
	///         .Case((A x) => name = x.Name)
	///         .Case((X x) => name = x.ToString(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture))
	///         .Case((Y x) => name = x.GetIdentifier())
	///         .Default((x) => name = x.ToString());
	///     return name;
	/// }
	/// </code>
	/// </example>
	/// <remarks>
	/// Created by Virtlink. Original source code on GitHub:
	/// <see href="https://gist.github.com/Virtlink/8722649"/>.
	/// </remarks>
	public static class TypeSwitch
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Executes a particular piece of code based on the type of the argument.
		/// </summary>
		/// <typeparam name="TSource">The argument's type.</typeparam>
		/// <param name="value">The switch argument.</param>
		/// <returns>An object on which the switch cases can be specified.</returns>
		public static Switch<TSource> On<TSource>(TSource value)
		{
			return new Switch<TSource>(value);
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Internal class used by the <see cref="TypeSwitch"/> static class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <typeparam name="TSource">The source type.</typeparam>
		public sealed class Switch<TSource>
		{
			/// <summary>
			/// The source value.
			/// </summary>
			private readonly TSource value;

			/// <summary>
			/// Whether a switch case handled the value.
			/// </summary>
			private bool handled = false;

			/// <summary>
			/// Initializes a new instance
			/// of the <see cref="Switch{TSource}"/> class.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="value">The switch value.</param>
			internal Switch(TSource value)
			{
				this.value = value;
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Executes the specified piece of code when the type
			/// of the argument is assignable to the specified type.
			/// </summary>
			/// <typeparam name="TTarget">The target type.</typeparam>
			/// <param name="action">The action to execute.</param>
			/// <returns>An object on which further switch cases
			/// can be specified.</returns>
			public Switch<TSource> Case<TTarget>(Action action)
				where TTarget : TSource
			{
				if (action == null)
					throw new ArgumentNullException("action");

				return Case<TTarget>(_ => action());
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Executes the specified piece of code when the type
			/// of theargument is assignable to the specified type.
			/// </summary>
			/// <typeparam name="TTarget">The target type.</typeparam>
			/// <param name="action">The action to execute.</param>
			/// <returns>An object on which further switch cases
			/// can be specified.</returns>
			public Switch<TSource> Case<TTarget>(Action<TTarget> action)
				where TTarget : TSource
			{
				if (action == null)
					throw new ArgumentNullException("action");

				if (!this.handled && this.value is TTarget)
				{
					action((TTarget) this.value);
					this.handled = true;
				}
				return this;
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Executes the specified piece of code when none of the other
			/// cases handles the specified type.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="action">The action to execute.</param>
			public void Default(Action action)
			{
				if (action == null)
					throw new ArgumentNullException("action");

				Default(_ => action());
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Executes the specified piece of code when none of the other
			/// cases handles the specified type.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="action">The action to execute.</param>
			public void Default(Action<TSource> action)
			{
				if (action == null)
					throw new ArgumentNullException("action");

				if (!this.handled)
					action(this.value);
			}
		}
	}
}

TypeSwitchTests.cs

using NUnit.Framework;

namespace Virtlink
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Tests for the <see cref="TypeSwitch"/> class.
	/// </summary>
	/// <remarks>
	/// Created by Virtlink. Original source code on GitHub:
	/// <see href="https://gist.github.com/Virtlink/8722649"/>.
	/// </remarks>
	[TestFixture]
	public class TypeSwitchTests
	{
		interface I { string GetID(); }
		interface J { string ShortName { get; } }
		class A { public string Name { get { return "A"; } } }
		class B : A { public string LongName { get { return "B"; } } }
		class C : B, I, J { public string FullName { get { return "C"; } } public string GetID() { return "CI"; } public string ShortName { get { return "CJ"; } } }

		[Test]
		public void BaseClassObject()
		{
			// Arrange
			object value = new A();
			string name = null;

			// Act
			TypeSwitch.On(value)
				.Case((C x) => name = x.FullName)
				.Case((B x) => name = x.LongName)
				.Case<A>(() => name = "A")
				.Default((x) => name = x.ToString()); 

			// Assert
			Assert.AreEqual("A", name);
		}

		[Test]
		public void BaseClass()
		{
			// Arrange
			A value = new A();
			string name = null;

			// Act
			TypeSwitch.On(value)
				.Case((C x) => name = x.FullName)
				.Case((B x) => name = x.LongName)
				.Case<A>(() => name = "A")
				.Default((x) => name = x.ToString());

			// Assert
			Assert.AreEqual("A", name);
		}

		[Test]
		public void DerivedClassObject()
		{
			// Arrange
			object value = new C();
			string name = null;

			// Act
			TypeSwitch.On(value)
				.Case((C x) => name = x.FullName)
				.Case((B x) => name = x.LongName)
				.Case<A>(() => name = "A")
				.Default((x) => name = x.ToString());

			// Assert
			Assert.AreEqual("C", name);
		}

		[Test]
		public void DerivedClassAsBaseClass()
		{
			// Arrange
			A value = new C();
			string name = null;

			// Act
			TypeSwitch.On(value)
				.Case((C x) => name = x.FullName)
				.Case((B x) => name = x.LongName)
				.Case<A>(() => name = "A")
				.Default((x) => name = x.ToString());

			// Assert
			Assert.AreEqual("C", name);
		}

		[Test]
		public void DerivedClassCaseWrongOrder()
		{
			// Arrange
			object value = new C();
			string name = null;

			// Act
			TypeSwitch.On(value)
				.Case((B x) => name = x.LongName)
				.Case((C x) => name = x.FullName)
				.Case<A>(() => name = "A")
				.Default((x) => name = x.ToString());

			// Assert
			Assert.AreEqual("B", name);
		}

		[Test]
		public void InterfaceObject()
		{
			// Arrange
			object value = new C();
			string name = null;

			// Act
			TypeSwitch.On(value)
				.Case((I x) => name = x.GetID())
				.Case((J x) => name = x.ShortName)
				.Case((C x) => name = x.FullName)
				.Case<A>(() => name = "A")
				.Default((x) => name = x.ToString());

			// Assert
			Assert.AreEqual("CI", name);
		}

		[Test]
		public void Interface()
		{
			// Arrange
			J value = new C();
			string name = null;

			// Act
			TypeSwitch.On(value)
				.Case((J x) => name = x.ShortName)
				.Case((C x) => name = x.FullName)
				.Default((x) => name = x.ToString());

			// Assert
			Assert.AreEqual("CJ", name);
		}

		[Test]
		public void Default()
		{
			// Arrange
			var value = new object();
			string name = null;

			// Act
			TypeSwitch.On(value)
				.Case((J x) => name = x.ShortName)
				.Case((C x) => name = x.FullName)
				.Default((x) => name = x.ToString());

			// Assert
			Assert.AreEqual("System.Object", name);
		}

		[Test]
		public void DefaultNoArg()
		{
			// Arrange
			var value = new object();
			string name = null;

			// Act
			TypeSwitch.On(value)
				.Case((J x) => name = x.ShortName)
				.Case((C x) => name = x.FullName)
				.Default(() => name = "Default");

			// Assert
			Assert.AreEqual("Default", name);
		}
	}
}

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