Class TypeExtensions

A collection of extension and helper methods that simplify working with types.

Inheritance

System.Object

TypeExtensions

Inherited Members

System.Object.ToString()

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: Flame

Assembly: Flame.dll

Syntax

public static class TypeExtensions

Methods

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GetAllInstanceFields(IType)

Gets all fields present in an instance of a particular type. Such fields can either be defined directly or inherited from base types.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<IField> GetAllInstanceFields(this IType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	type	A type to inspect.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<IField>	A sequence of instance fields.

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GetDefiningAssemblyOrNull(IType)

Gets a type's defining assembly, if one can be found.

Declaration

public static IAssembly GetDefiningAssemblyOrNull(this IType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	type	The type to examine.

Returns

Type	Description
IAssembly	The type's defining assembly, if it has one; otherwise, `null`.

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GetDefiningAssemblyOrNull(ITypeMember)

Gets a type member's defining assembly, if one can be found.

Declaration

public static IAssembly GetDefiningAssemblyOrNull(this ITypeMember member)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ITypeMember	member	The type member to examine.

Returns

Type	Description
IAssembly	The type member's defining assembly, if it has one; otherwise, `null`.

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GetGenericArguments(IMethod)

Gets the generic arguments given to a particular method, if any. The list returned by this method does not include arguments given to parent types of the provided method.

Declaration

public static IReadOnlyList<IType> GetGenericArguments(this IMethod method)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IMethod	method

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<IType>	A list of generic argument types.

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GetGenericArguments(IType)

Gets the generic arguments given to a particular type, if any. The list returned by this method does not include arguments given to parent types of the provided type.

Declaration

public static IReadOnlyList<IType> GetGenericArguments(this IType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	type

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<IType>	A list of generic argument types.

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GetImplementationOf(IType, IMethod)

Gets most derived implementation of a particular method in a type.

Declaration

public static IMethod GetImplementationOf(this IType type, IMethod method)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	type	The type that implements the method.
IMethod	method	A method to find a more derived implementation for.

Returns

Type	Description
IMethod	A direct or indirect implementation of `method`.

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GetRecursiveGenericArgumentMapping(IMethod)

Creates a dictionary that maps a method's recursive generic parameters to their arguments. Additionally, original generic parameters are also mapped to modified generic parameters.

Declaration

public static IReadOnlyDictionary<IType, IType> GetRecursiveGenericArgumentMapping(this IMethod method)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IMethod	method	The method to create the mapping for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyDictionary<IType, IType>	A mapping of generic parameters to their arguments.

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GetRecursiveGenericArgumentMapping(IType)

Creates a dictionary that maps a type's recursive generic parameters to their arguments. Additionally, original generic parameters are also mapped to modified generic parameters.

Declaration

public static IReadOnlyDictionary<IType, IType> GetRecursiveGenericArgumentMapping(this IType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	type	The type to create the mapping for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyDictionary<IType, IType>	A mapping of generic parameters to their arguments.

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GetRecursiveGenericArguments(IType)

Gets the recursive generic arguments for a particular type.

Declaration

public static IReadOnlyList<IType> GetRecursiveGenericArguments(this IType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	type	A type to examine.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<IType>	The type's list of recursive generic arguments.

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GetRecursiveGenericDeclaration(IField)

Gets the recursive generic declaration of a field.

If the field is not a recursive generic instance, the field itself is returned.

If the field is a recursive generic instance, the recursive generic declaration of the field's generic declaration is returned.

Declaration

public static IField GetRecursiveGenericDeclaration(this IField field)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IField	field	A field to examine.

Returns

Type	Description
IField	The field's recursive generic declaration.

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GetRecursiveGenericDeclaration(IMethod)

Gets the recursive generic declaration of a method.

If the method is not a recursive generic instance, the method itself is returned.

If the method is a recursive generic instance, the recursive generic declaration of the method's generic declaration is returned.

Declaration

public static IMethod GetRecursiveGenericDeclaration(this IMethod method)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IMethod	method	A method to examine.

Returns

Type	Description
IMethod	The method's recursive generic declaration.

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GetRecursiveGenericDeclaration(IType)

Gets the recursive generic declaration of a type.

If the type is not a recursive generic instance, the type itself is returned.

If the type is a recursive generic instance, the recursive generic declaration of the type's generic declaration is returned.

Declaration

public static IType GetRecursiveGenericDeclaration(this IType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	type	A type to examine.

Returns

Type	Description
IType	The type's recursive generic declaration.

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GetRecursiveGenericParameters(IType)

Gets the recursive generic parameters for a particular type.

Declaration

public static IReadOnlyList<IGenericParameter> GetRecursiveGenericParameters(this IType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	type	A type to examine.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<IGenericParameter>	The type's list of recursive generic parameters.

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IsPointerType(IType)

Tests if a type is a pointer type.

Declaration

public static bool IsPointerType(this IType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	type	The type to inspect.

Returns

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

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IsPointerType(IType, PointerKind)

Tests if a type is a pointer type of a particular kind.

Declaration

public static bool IsPointerType(this IType type, PointerKind kind)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	type	The type to inspect.
PointerKind	kind	The kind of pointer to test for.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the type is a pointer type of the specified kind; otherwise, `false`.

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IsRecursiveGenericInstance(IType)

Tells if a particular type is either a generic instance or a nested type of a generic instance.

Declaration

public static bool IsRecursiveGenericInstance(this IType type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	type	A type to examine.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the type is a recursive generic instance; otherwise, `false`.

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MakeGenericMethod(IMethod, IType[])

Creates a generic specialization of a particular generic method declaration

Declaration

public static DirectMethodSpecialization MakeGenericMethod(this IMethod declaration, params IType[] genericArguments)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IMethod	declaration	The generic method declaration that is specialized into a concrete method.
IType[]	genericArguments	The type arguments with which the generic method is specialized.

Returns

Type	Description
DirectMethodSpecialization	A generic specialization.

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MakeGenericMethod(IMethod, IReadOnlyList<IType>)

Creates a generic specialization of a particular generic method declaration

Declaration

public static DirectMethodSpecialization MakeGenericMethod(this IMethod declaration, IReadOnlyList<IType> genericArguments)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IMethod	declaration	The generic method declaration that is specialized into a concrete method.
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<IType>	genericArguments	The type arguments with which the generic method is specialized.

Returns

Type	Description
DirectMethodSpecialization	A generic specialization.

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MakeGenericType(IType, IType[])

Creates a generic specialization of a particular generic type declaration

Declaration

public static DirectTypeSpecialization MakeGenericType(this IType declaration, params IType[] genericArguments)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	declaration	The generic type declaration that is specialized into a concrete type.
IType[]	genericArguments	The type arguments with which the generic type is specialized.

Returns

Type	Description
DirectTypeSpecialization	A generic specialization.

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MakeGenericType(IType, IReadOnlyList<IType>)

Creates a generic specialization of a particular generic type declaration

Declaration

public static DirectTypeSpecialization MakeGenericType(this IType declaration, IReadOnlyList<IType> genericArguments)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	declaration	The generic type declaration that is specialized into a concrete type.
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<IType>	genericArguments	The type arguments with which the generic type is specialized.

Returns

Type	Description
DirectTypeSpecialization	A generic specialization.

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MakePointerType(IType, PointerKind)

Creates a pointer type of a particular kind that has a type as element.

Declaration

public static PointerType MakePointerType(this IType type, PointerKind kind)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	type	The type of values referred to by the pointer type.
PointerKind	kind	The kind of the pointer type.

Returns

Type	Description
PointerType	A pointer type.

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MakeRecursiveGenericType(IType, IReadOnlyList<IType>)

Turns a recursive generic declaration into a recursive generic instance with a particular list of recursive generic arguments.

Declaration

public static IType MakeRecursiveGenericType(this IType type, IReadOnlyList<IType> recursiveGenericArguments)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IType	type	The type to recursively instantiate.
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyList<IType>	recursiveGenericArguments	A list of recursive generic arguments for the type.

Returns

Type	Description
IType	A recursive generic instance type.