Class fsMetaType

MetaType contains metadata about a type. This is used by the reflection serializer.

Inheritance
Object
fsMetaType
Namespace: Unity.VisualScripting.FullSerializer
Syntax
public class fsMetaType

Fields

ReflectedType

Declaration
public Type ReflectedType
Field Value
Type Description
Type

Properties

HasDefaultConstructor

Returns true if the type represented by this metadata contains a default constructor.

Declaration
public bool HasDefaultConstructor { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Boolean

Properties

Declaration
public fsMetaProperty[] Properties { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
fsMetaProperty[]

Methods

ClearCache()

Clears out the cached type results. Useful if some prior assumptions become invalid, ie, the default member serialization mode.

Declaration
public static void ClearCache()

CreateInstance()

Creates a new instance of the type that this metadata points back to. If this type has a default constructor, then Activator.CreateInstance will be used to construct the type (or Array.CreateInstance if it an array). Otherwise, an uninitialized object created via FormatterServices.GetSafeUninitializedObject is used to construct the instance.

Declaration
public object CreateInstance()
Returns
Type Description
Object

EmitAotData()

Attempt to emit an AOT compiled direct converter for this type.

Declaration
public bool EmitAotData()
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

True if AOT data was emitted, false otherwise.

Get(fsConfig, Type)

Declaration
public static fsMetaType Get(fsConfig config, Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
fsConfig config
Type type
Returns
Type Description
fsMetaType

Extension Methods