Class ReflectionHelper

Helper methods for reflection.

Inheritance

object

ReflectionHelper

Namespace: Evergine.Common.Helpers

Assembly: Evergine.Common.dll

Syntax

public static class ReflectionHelper

Methods

FindTypes(Assembly, Func<Type, bool>)

Finds the types that match the corresponding predicate.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> FindTypes(Assembly assembly, Func<Type, bool> predicate)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Assembly	assembly	The target search assembly.
Func<Type, bool>	predicate	The predicate to filter types.

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<Type>	A collection of matching types.

GetBaseType(Type)

Gets the type from which the current System.Type directly inherits.

Declaration

public static Type GetBaseType(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
Type	The Type from which the current System.Type directly inherits, or null if the current Type represents the System.Object class or an interface.

GetFullNameWithoutAssemblyInfo(Type)

Gets the full name of the specified type without the assembly's full name.

Declaration

public static string GetFullNameWithoutAssemblyInfo(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
string	The full name without the assembly's full name.

GetGenericTypeDefinition(Type)

Returns a Type object that represents a generic type definition from which the current generic type can be constructed.

Declaration

public static Type GetGenericTypeDefinition(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
Type	A Type object representing a generic type from which the current generic type can be constructed.

GetInterfaces(Type)

Gets the interfaces.

Declaration

public static Type[] GetInterfaces(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
Type[]	The interfaces.

GetMemberAssembly(object)

Gets the Assembly in which the member type is declared. For generic types, gets the Assembly in which the generic type is defined.

Declaration

public static Assembly GetMemberAssembly(this object obj)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
object	obj	The member.

Returns

Type	Description
Assembly	The assembly of the type.

GetSizeOf<T>()

Gets the size of the specified type.

Declaration

public static int GetSizeOf<T>()

Returns

Type	Description
int	The size of the specified type.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type.

GetTypeAssembly(Type)

Gets the Assembly in which the type is declared. For generic types, gets the Assembly in which the generic type is defined.

Declaration

public static Assembly GetTypeAssembly(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
Assembly	The type's assembly.

GetTypeAssemblyName(Type)

Gets the Assembly name in which the type is declared. For generic types, gets the Assembly name in which the generic type is defined.

Declaration

public static string GetTypeAssemblyName(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
string	A string containing the name of this member's assembly.

GetTypeName(object)

Gets the name of the current member.

Declaration

public static string GetTypeName(this object obj)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
object	obj	The object.

Returns

Type	Description
string	A string containing the name of this member.

IsAssignableFrom(Type, Type)

Determines whether an instance of the second specified type can be assigned to an instance of the first specified type.

Declaration

public static bool IsAssignableFrom(this Type first, Type second)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	first	The first type.
Type	second	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if an instance of the first specified type can be assigned from the second specified type; false otherwise.

IsAttributeDefined<TAttribute>(Type)

Indicates whether custom attributes of a specified type are applied to a specified type.

Declaration

public static bool IsAttributeDefined<TAttribute>(this Type type) where TAttribute : Attribute

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if an attribute of the specified type is applied to the specified type; false otherwise.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TAttribute	The type of the attribute.

IsCastableFrom(Type, Type)

Determines whether an instance of the second specified type can be cast to the first specified type instance.

Declaration

public static bool IsCastableFrom(this Type first, Type second)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	first	The first type.
Type	second	The type to check.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the first specified type can be cast from the second type; false otherwise.

IsEnum(Type)

Determines whether the specified Type is an enum.

Declaration

public static bool IsEnum(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the Type is an enum type; false otherwise.

IsGenericType(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified Type is a generic type.

Declaration

public static bool IsGenericType(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the Type is a generic type; false otherwise.

IsGenericTypeDefinition(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type is a generic type definition.

Declaration

public static bool IsGenericTypeDefinition(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the Type is a generic type definition; false otherwise.

IsInterface(Type)

Determines whether the specified type is an interface.

Declaration

public static bool IsInterface(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the Type is an interface type; false otherwise.

IsPrimitive(Type)

Determines whether the specified Type is a primitive type.

Declaration

public static bool IsPrimitive(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the Type is a primitive type; false otherwise.

IsValueType(Type)

Gets a value indicating whether the specified type is a value type.

Declaration

public static bool IsValueType(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if the Type is a value type; false otherwise.