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Class TypeExtensions

Inheritance
System.Object
Namespace: Umbraco.Core
Assembly: Umbraco.Core.dll
Syntax
public static class TypeExtensions

Methods

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AllMethods(Type)

Declaration
public static IEnumerable<MethodInfo> AllMethods(this Type target)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type target
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Reflection.MethodInfo>
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FirstAttribute<TAttribute>(PropertyInfo)

Declaration
public static TAttribute FirstAttribute<TAttribute>(this PropertyInfo propertyInfo)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Reflection.PropertyInfo propertyInfo
Returns
Type Description
TAttribute
Type Parameters
Name Description
TAttribute
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FirstAttribute<TAttribute>(PropertyInfo, Boolean)

Declaration
public static TAttribute FirstAttribute<TAttribute>(this PropertyInfo propertyInfo, bool inherit)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Reflection.PropertyInfo propertyInfo
System.Boolean inherit
Returns
Type Description
TAttribute
Type Parameters
Name Description
TAttribute
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FirstAttribute<TAttribute>(Type)

Declaration
public static TAttribute FirstAttribute<TAttribute>(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
Returns
Type Description
TAttribute
Type Parameters
Name Description
TAttribute
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FirstAttribute<TAttribute>(Type, Boolean)

Declaration
public static TAttribute FirstAttribute<TAttribute>(this Type type, bool inherit)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
System.Boolean inherit
Returns
Type Description
TAttribute
Type Parameters
Name Description
TAttribute
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GetAllProperties(Type)

Gets all properties in a flat hierarchy

Declaration
public static PropertyInfo[] GetAllProperties(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
Returns
Type Description
System.Reflection.PropertyInfo[]
Remarks

Includes both Public and Non-Public properties

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GetBaseTypes(Type, Boolean)

Declaration
public static IEnumerable<Type> GetBaseTypes(this Type type, bool andSelf)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
System.Boolean andSelf
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>
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GetCustomAttribute<T>(Type, Boolean)

Declaration
public static T GetCustomAttribute<T>(this Type type, bool inherit)
    where T : Attribute
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
System.Boolean inherit
Returns
Type Description
T
Type Parameters
Name Description
T
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GetCustomAttributes<T>(Type, Boolean)

Declaration
public static IEnumerable<T> GetCustomAttributes<T>(this Type type, bool inherited)
    where T : Attribute
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
System.Boolean inherited
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T>
Type Parameters
Name Description
T
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GetDefaultValue(Type)

Declaration
public static object GetDefaultValue(this Type t)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type t
Returns
Type Description
System.Object
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GetFullNameWithAssembly(Type)

Returns the full type name with the assembly but without all of the assembly specific version information.

Declaration
public static string GetFullNameWithAssembly(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
Returns
Type Description
System.String
Remarks

This method is like an 'in between' of Type.FullName and Type.AssemblyQualifiedName which returns the type and the assembly separated by a comma.

Examples

The output of this class would be:

Umbraco.Core.TypeExtensions, Umbraco.Core

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GetPublicProperties(Type)

Returns all public properties including inherited properties even for interfaces

Declaration
public static PropertyInfo[] GetPublicProperties(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
Returns
Type Description
System.Reflection.PropertyInfo[]
Remarks

taken from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/358835/getproperties-to-return-all-properties-for-an-interface-inheritance-hierarchy

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Implements<TInterface>(Type)

Declaration
public static bool Implements<TInterface>(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
Type Parameters
Name Description
TInterface
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Inherits(Type, Type)

Declaration
public static bool Inherits(this Type type, Type tbase)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
System.Type tbase
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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Inherits<TBase>(Type)

Declaration
public static bool Inherits<TBase>(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
Type Parameters
Name Description
TBase
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IsAnonymousType(Type)

Checks if the type is an anonymous type

Declaration
public static bool IsAnonymousType(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
Remarks

reference: http://jclaes.blogspot.com/2011/05/checking-for-anonymous-types.html

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IsAssignableFromGtd(Type, Type)

Determines whether an instance of a specified type can be assigned to the current type instance.

Declaration
public static bool IsAssignableFromGtd(this Type type, Type c)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type

The current type.
System.Type c

The type to compare with the current type.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

A value indicating whether an instance of the specified type can be assigned to the current type instance.
Remarks

This extended version supports the current type being a generic type definition, and will consider that eg List{int} is "assignable to" IList{}.

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IsEnumerable(Type)

Declaration
public static bool IsEnumerable(this Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if the specified type is enumerable; otherwise, false.
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IsOfGenericType(Type, Type)

Determines whether [is of generic type] [the specified type].

Declaration
public static bool IsOfGenericType(this Type type, Type genericType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type

The type.
System.Type genericType

Type of the generic.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if [is of generic type] [the specified type]; otherwise, false.
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IsType<T>(Type)

Determines whether the specified actual type is type.

Declaration
public static bool IsType<T>(this Type actualType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type actualType

The actual type.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

true if the specified actual type is type; otherwise, false.
Type Parameters
Name Description
T
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MultipleAttribute<TAttribute>(PropertyInfo)

Declaration
public static IEnumerable<TAttribute> MultipleAttribute<TAttribute>(this PropertyInfo propertyInfo)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Reflection.PropertyInfo propertyInfo
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<TAttribute>
Type Parameters
Name Description
TAttribute
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MultipleAttribute<TAttribute>(PropertyInfo, Boolean)

Declaration
public static IEnumerable<TAttribute> MultipleAttribute<TAttribute>(this PropertyInfo propertyInfo, bool inherit)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Reflection.PropertyInfo propertyInfo
System.Boolean inherit
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<TAttribute>
Type Parameters
Name Description
TAttribute
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TryGetGenericArguments(Type, Type, out Type[])

Will find the generic type of the 'type' parameter passed in that is equal to the 'genericType' parameter passed in

Declaration
public static bool TryGetGenericArguments(this Type type, Type genericType, out Type[] genericArgType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type
System.Type genericType
System.Type[] genericArgType
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean