Class TypeUtility

Inheritance
Object
TypeUtility
Namespace: Ludiq
Syntax
public static class TypeUtility

Methods

AndBaseTypeAndInterfaces(Type)

Declaration
public static IEnumerable<Type> AndBaseTypeAndInterfaces(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
IEnumerable<Type>

AndHierarchy(Type)

Declaration
public static IEnumerable<Type> AndHierarchy(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
IEnumerable<Type>

AndInterfaces(Type)

Declaration
public static IEnumerable<Type> AndInterfaces(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
IEnumerable<Type>

BaseTypeAndInterfaces(Type, Boolean)

Declaration
public static IEnumerable<Type> BaseTypeAndInterfaces(this Type type, bool inheritedInterfaces = true)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Boolean inheritedInterfaces
Returns
Type Description
IEnumerable<Type>

CanMakeGenericTypeVia(Type, Type)

Declaration
public static bool CanMakeGenericTypeVia(this Type openConstructedType, Type closedConstructedType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type openConstructedType
Type closedConstructedType
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

CastTo<T>(Object)

Declaration
public static T CastTo<T>(this object o)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Object o
Returns
Type Description
T
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

Default(Type)

Declaration
public static object Default(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Object

EnsureCloseConstructed(Type)

Declaration
public static void EnsureCloseConstructed(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type

GetDictionaryKeyType(Type, Boolean)

Declaration
public static Type GetDictionaryKeyType(Type dictionaryType, bool allowNonGeneric)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type dictionaryType
Boolean allowNonGeneric
Returns
Type Description
Type

GetDictionaryValueType(Type, Boolean)

Declaration
public static Type GetDictionaryValueType(Type dictionaryType, bool allowNonGeneric)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type dictionaryType
Boolean allowNonGeneric
Returns
Type Description
Type

GetEnumerableElementType(Type, Boolean)

Declaration
public static Type GetEnumerableElementType(Type enumerableType, bool allowNonGeneric)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type enumerableType
Boolean allowNonGeneric
Returns
Type Description
Type

GetInterfaces(Type, Boolean)

Declaration
public static IEnumerable<Type> GetInterfaces(this Type type, bool includeInherited)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Boolean includeInherited
Returns
Type Description
IEnumerable<Type>

GetListElementType(Type, Boolean)

Declaration
public static Type GetListElementType(Type listType, bool allowNonGeneric)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type listType
Boolean allowNonGeneric
Returns
Type Description
Type

GetTypesSafely(Assembly)

Declaration
public static IEnumerable<Type> GetTypesSafely(this Assembly assembly)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Assembly assembly
Returns
Type Description
IEnumerable<Type>

HasAnyComparisonOperator(Type)

Declaration
public static bool HasAnyComparisonOperator(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

HasLiteralInitializer(Type)

Declaration
public static bool HasLiteralInitializer(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

Hierarchy(Type)

Declaration
public static IEnumerable<Type> Hierarchy(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
IEnumerable<Type>

InferCommonType(IEnumerable<Type>)

Declaration
public static Type InferCommonType(IEnumerable<Type> types)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IEnumerable<Type> types
Returns
Type Description
Type

Instantiate(Type, Boolean, Object[])

Declaration
public static object Instantiate(this Type type, bool nonPublic = true, params object[] args)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Boolean nonPublic
Object[] args
Returns
Type Description
Object

Instantiator(Type, Boolean)

Declaration
public static Func<object> Instantiator(this Type type, bool nonPublic = true)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Boolean nonPublic
Returns
Type Description
Func<Object>

Instantiator(Type, Boolean, Type[])

Declaration
public static Func<object[], object> Instantiator(this Type type, bool nonPublic = true, params Type[] parameterTypes)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Boolean nonPublic
Type[] parameterTypes
Returns
Type Description
Func<Object[], Object>

IsAbstract(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsAbstract(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsBasic(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsBasic(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsConcrete(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsConcrete(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsDelegate(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsDelegate(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsFlagsEnum(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsFlagsEnum(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsGenericDelegate(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsGenericDelegate(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsInstanceOfTypeNullable(Type, Object)

Declaration
public static bool IsInstanceOfTypeNullable(this Type type, object value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Object value
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsNullable(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsNullable(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsNullableValueType(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsNullableValueType(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsNumeric(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsNumeric(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsNumericConstruct(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsNumericConstruct(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsNumericFractional(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsNumericFractional(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsNumericIntegral(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsNumericIntegral(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsPseudoFlagsEnum(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsPseudoFlagsEnum(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsReferenceType(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsReferenceType(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsStatic(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsStatic(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

IsStruct(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsStruct(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

LooseName(Assembly)

Declaration
public static LooseAssemblyName LooseName(this Assembly assembly)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Assembly assembly
Returns
Type Description
LooseAssemblyName

MakeGenericTypeVia(Type, Type, Dictionary<Type, Type>, Boolean)

Declaration
public static Type MakeGenericTypeVia(this Type openConstructedType, Type closedConstructedType, Dictionary<Type, Type> resolvedGenericParameters, bool safe = true)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type openConstructedType
Type closedConstructedType
Dictionary<Type, Type> resolvedGenericParameters
Boolean safe
Returns
Type Description
Type

Namespace(Type)

Declaration
public static Namespace Namespace(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Namespace

NameWithoutGenericArity(Type)

Declaration
public static string NameWithoutGenericArity(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
String

PseudoDefault(Type)

Declaration
public static object PseudoDefault(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Object

SupportsMembers(Type)

Declaration
public static bool SupportsMembers(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

SupportsOperators(Type)

Declaration
public static bool SupportsOperators(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

ToShortString(Object, Int32)

Declaration
public static string ToShortString(this object o, int maxLength = 20)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Object o
Int32 maxLength
Returns
Type Description
String

ToType(TypeCode)

Declaration
public static Type ToType(this TypeCode code)
Parameters
Type Name Description
TypeCode code
Returns
Type Description
Type

TryInferCommonType(IEnumerable<Type>, out Type)

Declaration
public static bool TryInferCommonType(IEnumerable<Type> types, out Type commonType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IEnumerable<Type> types
Type commonType
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

TryInstantiate(Type, Boolean, Object[])

Declaration
public static object TryInstantiate(this Type type, bool nonPublic = true, params object[] args)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type
Boolean nonPublic
Object[] args
Returns
Type Description
Object