# GetGenericObject Method

## Overloads

| [GetGenericObject(String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetGenericObject.htm#Qlik_Engine_App_GetGenericObject_System_String_) |  | Returns the type of the app object and the corresponding handle. |
| --- | --- | --- |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetGenericObject.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetGenericObject.htm)

## GetGenericObject(String)

Returns the type of the app object and the corresponding handle.

### Declaration

```

          [QixName("GetObject")]
public GenericObject GetGenericObject([QixName("qId")] string id)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| System.String | id | Identifier of the object to retrieve. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [GenericObject](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.GenericObject.htm) |  |

### Implements

[IApp.GetGenericObject(String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2025/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.GetGenericObject.htm#Qlik_Engine_IApp_GetGenericObject_System_String_)