Class TypeInfoExtensions

Extension methods for type information.

Inheritance

System.Object

TypeInfoExtensions

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 TypeInfoExtensions

Methods

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AsRuntimeTypeInfo(TypeInfo)

Gets the IRuntimeTypeInfo for the provided System.Reflection.TypeInfo instance.

Declaration

public static IRuntimeTypeInfo AsRuntimeTypeInfo(this TypeInfo typeInfo)

Parameters

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

Returns

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

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AsType(ITypeInfo)

Gets the System.Type for the provided ITypeInfo instance.

Declaration

public static Type AsType(this ITypeInfo typeInfo)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ITypeInfo	typeInfo	The type information instance.

Returns

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

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GetBaseConstructedGenericOf(TypeInfo, TypeInfo)

A TypeInfo 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 TypeInfo GetBaseConstructedGenericOf(this TypeInfo typeInfo, TypeInfo openGenericTypeInfo)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.TypeInfo	typeInfo	The type to act on.
System.Reflection.TypeInfo	openGenericTypeInfo	The open generic type of which constructed generic type is requested.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.TypeInfo	The base constructed generic.

Examples

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

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GetDeclaredMembers(ITypeInfo)

Gets the model element's own members, excluding those declared by the base element or mixins.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<IElementInfo> GetDeclaredMembers(this ITypeInfo typeInfo)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ITypeInfo	typeInfo	The type information.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<IElementInfo>	The members declared exclusively at the type level.

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GetNonNullableType(TypeInfo)

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

Declaration

public static TypeInfo GetNonNullableType(this TypeInfo typeInfo)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.TypeInfo	typeInfo	The type to be checked.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Reflection.TypeInfo	A System.Type instance.

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GetQualifiedFullName(TypeInfo, Boolean)

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

Declaration

public static string GetQualifiedFullName(this TypeInfo typeInfo, bool stripVersionInfo = true)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.TypeInfo	typeInfo	The type information 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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IsConstructedGenericType(ITypeInfo)

Indicates whether the ITypeInfo is a generic type definition (aka open generic).

Declaration

public static bool IsConstructedGenericType(this ITypeInfo typeInfo)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ITypeInfo	typeInfo	The type information instance.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the type is a generic type definition; `false` if not.

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IsGenericType(ITypeInfo)

Indicates whether the ITypeInfo is a generic type.

Declaration

public static bool IsGenericType(this ITypeInfo typeInfo)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ITypeInfo	typeInfo	The type information instance.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the type is generic, either closed or open; `false` if not.

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IsGenericTypeDefinition(ITypeInfo)

Indicates whether the ITypeInfo is a generic type definition (aka open generic).

Declaration

public static bool IsGenericTypeDefinition(this ITypeInfo typeInfo)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ITypeInfo	typeInfo	The type information instance.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the type is a generic type definition; `false` if not.

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IsNullableType(TypeInfo)

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

Declaration

public static bool IsNullableType(this TypeInfo typeInfo)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.TypeInfo	typeInfo	The type to check.

Returns

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