Referencing a Type and not an instance

Unity Engine
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Hi, this is probably a “stupid” question that has occurred before on the forum, but I couldn’t find the right search criteria to track down any good answers. So bare with me if you have seen it before.

I want to write a script that i.e disables/enables all MonoBehaviours or a certain Type. This could look something like this:

public class Disabler : MonoBehaviour{
   [b]public MonoBehaviour targetBehaviour;[/b]
   public void OnDisable() {	
      Object[] all = Object.FindObjectsOfType([b]targetBehaviour.GetType()[/b]);
      foreach (MonoBehaviour mb in all ) {
         mb.disabled = true;
      }
   }
}

The problem with this is that “targetBehaviour” is referencing an instance and not just a type, and I feel that is confusing or “ugly” code. I would like the code to look something like this:

public class Disabler : MonoBehaviour{
   [b]public Type targetBehaviourType;[/b]
   public void OnDisable() {	
      Object[] all = Object.FindObjectsOfType([b]targetBehaviourType[/b]);
      foreach (MonoBehaviour mb in all ) {
         mb.disabled = true;
      }
   }
}

but when I try this, the “targetBehaviourType” is not shown in the inspector. How would I implement this the right way?
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2

Found this workaround to the problem (not optimal when it comes to refactoring/renaming code). Anyone got a better solution?

public class Disabler : MonoBehaviour{ 
   public string targetBehaviourName;
   private Type targetBehaviourType; 

   public void Awake() {
      targetBehaviourType = Type.GetType(targetBehaviourName);
   }    

   public void OnDisable() {    
      Object[] all = Object.FindObjectsOfType(targetBehaviourType); 
      foreach (MonoBehaviour mb in all ) { 
         mb.disabled = true; 
      } 
   } 
}