Class TypeExtensions

Extension methods for types.

Inheritance

System.Object

TypeExtensions

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 TypeExtensions

Methods

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AsRuntimeTypeInfo(Type)

Gets the IRuntimeTypeInfo for the provided System.Type instance.

Declaration

public static IRuntimeTypeInfo AsRuntimeTypeInfo(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
IRuntimeTypeInfo	The provided System.Type's associated IRuntimeTypeInfo.

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GetBaseConstructedGenericOf(Type, Type)

A Type extension method that gets the base constructed generic of a provided type. The base can be either an interface or a class.

Declaration

public static Type GetBaseConstructedGenericOf(this Type type, Type openGenericType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to act on.
System.Type	openGenericType	The open generic type of which constructed generic type is requested.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	The base constructed generic.

Examples

var type = typeof(string).GetBaseConstructedGenericOf(typeof(IEnumerable<>)); Assert.AreSame(type, typeof(IEnumerable<char>));

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GetNonNullableType(Type)

Gets the type wrapped by the System.Nullable<T> or, if the type is not a nullable type, the type itself.

Declaration

public static Type GetNonNullableType(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to be checked.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	A System.Type instance.

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GetQualifiedFullName(Type, Boolean)

Gets the qualified full name of a System.Type. Optionally, strips away the version information.

Declaration

public static string GetQualifiedFullName(this Type type, bool stripVersionInfo = true)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type instance.
System.Boolean	stripVersionInfo	`true` to strip away the version information (optional).

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The qualified full name.

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IsCollection(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the type implements System.Collections.ICollection.

Declaration

public static bool IsCollection(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the type is a collection; otherwise, `false`.

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IsConstructedGenericOf(Type, Type)

Indicates whether the type is a constructed generic of the provided open generic type.

Declaration

public static bool IsConstructedGenericOf(this Type type, Type openGenericType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.
System.Type	openGenericType	The open generic type.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the type is a constructed generic of the provided open generic type, `false` otherwise.

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IsDictionary(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the type implements System.Collections.ICollection.

Declaration

public static bool IsDictionary(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the type is a collection; otherwise, `false`.

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IsEnumerable(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the type implements System.Collections.IEnumerable.

Declaration

public static bool IsEnumerable(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the type is enumerable; otherwise, `false`.

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IsNullableType(Type)

Indicates whether the type is an instance of the generic System.Nullable<T> type.

Declaration

public static bool IsNullableType(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the type is nullable; otherwise, `false`.

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IsQueryable(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the type implements System.Linq.IQueryable.

Declaration

public static bool IsQueryable(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the type is enumerable; otherwise, `false`.

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TryGetCollectionItemType(Type)

Tries to get the item type of the generic collection type.

Declaration

public static Type TryGetCollectionItemType(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The collection type.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	The item type if the provided type is a collection, otherwise `null`.

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TryGetEnumerableItemType(Type)

Tries to get the item type of the generic enumerable type.

Declaration

public static Type TryGetEnumerableItemType(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The enumerable type.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	The item type if the provided type is enumerable, otherwise `null`.

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TryGetEnumerableItemType(Type, Type)

Gets the generic item type of the enumerable type.

Declaration

public static Type TryGetEnumerableItemType(this Type type, Type enumerableGenericType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The enumerable type.
System.Type	enumerableGenericType	Type of the enumerable generic.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	The enumerable item type.

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TryGetQueryableItemType(Type)

Tries to get the item type of the generic queryable type.

Declaration

public static Type TryGetQueryableItemType(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The queryable type.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	The item type if the provided type is queryable, otherwise `null`.