Class TypeFinder

A utility class to find all classes of a certain type by reflection in the current bin folder of the web application.

Inheritance

System.Object

Namespace: Umbraco.Core.Composing

Assembly: Umbraco.Core.dll

Syntax

public static class TypeFinder

Methods

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FindClassesOfType<T>()

Searches all filtered local assemblies specified for classes of the type passed in.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesOfType<T>()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T

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FindClassesOfType<T>(IEnumerable<Assembly>)

Returns all types found of in the assemblies specified of type T

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesOfType<T>(IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>	assemblies

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T

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FindClassesOfType<T>(IEnumerable<Assembly>, Boolean)

Returns all types found of in the assemblies specified of type T

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesOfType<T>(IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies, bool onlyConcreteClasses)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>	assemblies
System.Boolean	onlyConcreteClasses

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T

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FindClassesOfTypeWithAttribute<TAttribute>(Type, IEnumerable<Assembly>, Boolean)

Finds any classes derived from the assignTypeFrom Type that contain the attribute TAttribute

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesOfTypeWithAttribute<TAttribute>(Type assignTypeFrom, IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies, bool onlyConcreteClasses)
    where TAttribute : Attribute

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	assignTypeFrom
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>	assemblies
System.Boolean	onlyConcreteClasses

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TAttribute

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FindClassesOfTypeWithAttribute<T, TAttribute>()

Finds any classes derived from the type T that contain the attribute TAttribute

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesOfTypeWithAttribute<T, TAttribute>()
    where TAttribute : Attribute

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T
TAttribute

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FindClassesOfTypeWithAttribute<T, TAttribute>(IEnumerable<Assembly>)

Finds any classes derived from the type T that contain the attribute TAttribute

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesOfTypeWithAttribute<T, TAttribute>(IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies)
    where TAttribute : Attribute

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>	assemblies

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T
TAttribute

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FindClassesOfTypeWithAttribute<T, TAttribute>(IEnumerable<Assembly>, Boolean)

Finds any classes derived from the type T that contain the attribute TAttribute

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesOfTypeWithAttribute<T, TAttribute>(IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies, bool onlyConcreteClasses)
    where TAttribute : Attribute

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>	assemblies
System.Boolean	onlyConcreteClasses

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T
TAttribute

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FindClassesWithAttribute(Type, IEnumerable<Assembly>, Boolean)

Finds any classes with the attribute.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesWithAttribute(Type attributeType, IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies, bool onlyConcreteClasses)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	attributeType	The attribute type
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>	assemblies	The assemblies.
System.Boolean	onlyConcreteClasses	if set to `true` only concrete classes.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>

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FindClassesWithAttribute<T>()

Finds the classes with attribute in filtered local assemblies

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesWithAttribute<T>()
    where T : Attribute

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T

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FindClassesWithAttribute<T>(IEnumerable<Assembly>)

Finds the classes with attribute.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesWithAttribute<T>(IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies)
    where T : Attribute

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>	assemblies	The assemblies.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T

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FindClassesWithAttribute<T>(IEnumerable<Assembly>, Boolean)

Finds the classes with attribute.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesWithAttribute<T>(IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies, bool onlyConcreteClasses)
    where T : Attribute

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>	assemblies	The assemblies.
System.Boolean	onlyConcreteClasses	if set to `true` only concrete classes.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T

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GetTypeByName(String)

Declaration

public static Type GetTypeByName(string typeName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	typeName

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type