Class ReflectionExtensions

Inheritance

Object

ReflectionExtensions

Namespace: QFSW.QC.Utilities

Assembly: QFSW.QC.dll

Syntax

public static class ReflectionExtensions

Methods

AreMethodsEqual(MethodInfo, MethodInfo)

Determines if two methods from different types have the same signature.

Declaration

public static bool AreMethodsEqual(MethodInfo a, MethodInfo b)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MethodInfo	a	First method
MethodInfo	b	Second method

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if they are equal

Cast(Type, Object)

Dynamically casts an object to the specified type.

Declaration

public static object Cast(this Type type, object data)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The destination type of the cast.
Object	data	The object to cast.

Returns

Type	Description
Object	The dynamically casted object.

GetDisplayName(Type, Boolean)

Gets a formatted display name for a given type.

Declaration

public static string GetDisplayName(this Type type, bool includeNamespace = false)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type to generate a display name for.
Boolean	includeNamespace	If the namespace should be included when generating the typename.

Returns

Type	Description
String	The generated display name.

HasAttribute<T>(ICustomAttributeProvider, Boolean)

Gets if the provider has the specified attribute.

Declaration

public static bool HasAttribute<T>(this ICustomAttributeProvider provider, bool searchInherited = true)

    where T : Attribute

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ICustomAttributeProvider	provider	The attribute provider.
Boolean	searchInherited	If base declarations should be searched.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	If the attribute is present.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The attribute to test.

IsCastableTo(Type, Type, Boolean)

Determines if an object the given type can be casted to the specified type.

Declaration

public static bool IsCastableTo(this Type from, Type to, bool implicitly = false)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	from
Type	to	The destination type of the cast.
Boolean	implicitly	If only implicit casts should be considered.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	If the cast can be performed.

IsDelegate(FieldInfo)

Determines if a field is a delegate.

Declaration

public static bool IsDelegate(this FieldInfo fieldInfo)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
FieldInfo	fieldInfo

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	If the field is a delegate.

IsDelegate(Type)

Determines if a type is a delegate.

Declaration

public static bool IsDelegate(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	If the type is a delegate.

IsDerivedTypeOf(Type, Type)

Determines if the type is a derived type of the given base type.

Declaration

public static bool IsDerivedTypeOf(this Type type, Type baseType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type
Type	baseType	The base type to test against.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	If the type is a derived type of the base type.

IsGenericTypeOf(Type, Type)

Determines if the type is a generic type of the given non-generic type.

Declaration

public static bool IsGenericTypeOf(this Type genericType, Type nonGenericType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	genericType
Type	nonGenericType	The non-generic type to test against.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	If the type is a generic type of the non-generic type.

IsOverride(MethodInfo)

Determines if the given method is an override.

Declaration

public static bool IsOverride(this MethodInfo methodInfo)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MethodInfo	methodInfo

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	If the method is an override.

IsStrongDelegate(FieldInfo)

Determines if a field is a strongly typed delegate.

Declaration

public static bool IsStrongDelegate(this FieldInfo fieldInfo)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
FieldInfo	fieldInfo	The field to query.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	If the field is a strongly typed delegate.

IsStrongDelegate(Type)

Determines if a type is a strongly typed delegate.

Declaration

public static bool IsStrongDelegate(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	If the type is a strongly typed delegate.

RebaseMethod(MethodInfo, Type)

Rebases a method onto a new type by finding the corresponding method with an equal signature.

Declaration

public static MethodInfo RebaseMethod(this MethodInfo method, Type newBase)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
MethodInfo	method	Method to rebase
Type	newBase	New type to rebase the method onto

Returns

Type	Description
MethodInfo	The rebased method