Class ReflectionHelper

Helper class for reflection.

Inheritance

System.Object

ReflectionHelper

Inherited Members

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ToString()

Namespace: Kephas.Reflection

Assembly: Kephas.Core.dll

Syntax

public static class ReflectionHelper

Properties

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IsSystemAssemblyFunc

Gets or sets the function to check whether an assembly is a system assembly.

Declaration

public static Func<AssemblyName, bool> IsSystemAssemblyFunc { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Func<System.Reflection.AssemblyName, System.Boolean>	A function delegate that yields a bool.

Methods

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AsRuntimeAssemblyInfo(Assembly)

Gets the IRuntimeAssemblyInfo for the provided System.Reflection.Assembly instance.

Declaration

public static IRuntimeAssemblyInfo AsRuntimeAssemblyInfo(this Assembly assembly)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.Assembly	assembly	The assembly.

Returns

Type	Description
IRuntimeAssemblyInfo	The provided System.Reflection.Assembly's associated IRuntimeAssemblyInfo.

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Call(MethodInfo, Object, Object[])

Invokes the methodInfo with the provided parameters, ensuring in case of an exception that the original exception is thrown.

Declaration

public static object Call(this MethodInfo methodInfo, object instance, params object[] arguments)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.MethodInfo	methodInfo	The method information.
System.Object	instance	The instance.
System.Object[]	arguments	A variable-length parameters list containing arguments.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	The invocation result.

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CreateStaticDelegate<T>(MethodInfo)

Creates the static delegate for the provided static method.

Declaration

public static T CreateStaticDelegate<T>(this MethodInfo methodInfo)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.MethodInfo	methodInfo	The method information.

Returns

Type	Description
T	A static delegate for the provided static method.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The delegate type.

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GetAssemblyQualifiedShortName(Type)

Gets the assembly qualified name without the version and public key information.

Declaration

public static string GetAssemblyQualifiedShortName(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The assembly qualified name without the version and public key information.

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GetFilePath(Assembly)

Gets the file path to the loaded assembly.

Declaration

public static string GetFilePath(this Assembly assembly)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.Assembly	assembly	The assembly.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The file path of the loaded assembly.

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GetGenericMethodOf(Expression)

Gets the generic method indicated by the given expression. The given expression must be a lambda expression.

Declaration

public static MethodInfo GetGenericMethodOf(Expression expression)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression	expression	The expression.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.MethodInfo	A System.Reflection.MethodInfo.

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GetGenericMethodOf<TReturn>(Expression<Func<Object, TReturn>>)

Gets the generic method indicated by the given expression. The given expression must be a lambda expression.

Declaration

public static MethodInfo GetGenericMethodOf<TReturn>(Expression<Func<object, TReturn>> expression)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<System.Func<System.Object, TReturn>>	expression	The expression.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.MethodInfo	A System.Reflection.MethodInfo.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TReturn	The type of the return.

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GetLocation(Assembly)

Gets the location for the provided assembly.

Declaration

public static string GetLocation(this Assembly assembly)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.Assembly	assembly	The assembly to be checked.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The assembly location.

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GetMethodOf(Expression)

Gets the method indicated by the given expression. The given expression must be a lambda expression.

Declaration

public static MethodInfo GetMethodOf(Expression expression)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression	expression	The expression.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.MethodInfo	A System.Reflection.MethodInfo.

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GetMethodOf<TReturn>(Expression<Func<Object, TReturn>>)

Gets the method indicated by the given expression. The given expression must be a lambda expression.

Declaration

public static MethodInfo GetMethodOf<TReturn>(Expression<Func<object, TReturn>> expression)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<System.Func<System.Object, TReturn>>	expression	The expression.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.MethodInfo	A System.Reflection.MethodInfo.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TReturn	The type of the return.

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GetNonGenericFullName(TypeInfo)

Gets the full name of the non generic type with the same base name as the provided type.

Declaration

public static string GetNonGenericFullName(this TypeInfo typeInfo)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.TypeInfo	typeInfo	The type information.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The full name of the non generic type.

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GetNonGenericFullName(Type)

Gets the full name of the non generic type with the same base name as the provided type.

Declaration

public static string GetNonGenericFullName(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The full name of the non generic type.

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GetPropertyName<T>(Expression<Func<T, Object>>)

Retrieves the property name from a lambda expression.

Declaration

public static string GetPropertyName<T>(Expression<Func<T, object>> expression)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<System.Func<T, System.Object>>	expression	The property expression.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The property name.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type from which the property name is extracted.

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GetPropertyName<T, TValue>(Expression<Func<T, TValue>>)

Retrieves the property name from a lambda expression.

Declaration

public static string GetPropertyName<T, TValue>(Expression<Func<T, TValue>> expression)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<System.Func<T, TValue>>	expression	The property expression.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The property name.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type from which the property name is extracted.
TValue	The type of the value.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.ArgumentException	Expected property expression.

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GetStaticPropertyName(Expression<Func<Object>>)

Retrieves the property name from a lambda expression.

Declaration

public static string GetStaticPropertyName(Expression<Func<object>> expression)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Linq.Expressions.Expression<System.Func<System.Object>>	expression	The property expression.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The property name.

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GetTypeInfo(Object)

Gets the most specific type information out of the provided instance. If the object implements IInstance, then it returns the ITypeInfo provided by it, otherwise it returns the IRuntimeTypeInfo of its runtime type.

Declaration

public static ITypeInfo GetTypeInfo(this object obj)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	obj	The object.

Returns

Type	Description
ITypeInfo	A type information for the provided object.

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IsPrivate(String)

Indicates whether the identifier is private.

Declaration

public static bool IsPrivate(this string identifier)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	identifier	The identifier to act on.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if the identifier is private, false if not.

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IsSystemAssembly(Assembly)

Gets a value indicating whether the provided assembly is a system assembly.

Declaration

public static bool IsSystemAssembly(this Assembly assembly)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.Assembly	assembly	The assembly to be checked.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the assembly is a system assembly, `false` if not.

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IsSystemAssembly(AssemblyName)

Gets a value indicating whether the provided assembly is a system assembly.

Declaration

public static bool IsSystemAssembly(this AssemblyName assemblyName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.AssemblyName	assemblyName	The assembly to be checked.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the assembly is a system assembly, `false` if not.