Class TypeExtensions

Contains Type extension methods for better support of generics.

Inheritance

System.Object

TypeExtensions

Inherited Members

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

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

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

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

System.Object.ToString()

Namespace: Existential

Assembly: Existential.Net.dll

Syntax

public static class TypeExtensions

Methods

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GetGenericAwareFullTypeName(Type)

Gets the full name of the type, including any generic type parameters.

Declaration

public static string GetGenericAwareFullTypeName(this Type inType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	inType	The type for which to get the full name.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The full name of the type, including any generic type parameters.

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GetGenericAwareFullTypeName<T>(T)

Gets the full name of the type, including any generic type parameters.

Declaration

public static string GetGenericAwareFullTypeName<T>(this T inInstance)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
T	inInstance	The instance for which to get the type name.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The full name of the type, including any generic type parameters.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of the instance (will be inferred).

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GetGenericAwareTypeName(Type)

Gets the name of the type, including any generic type parameters.

Declaration

public static string GetGenericAwareTypeName(this Type inType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	inType	The type for which to get the name.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The name of the type, including any generic type parameters.

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GetGenericAwareTypeName<T>(T)

Gets the name of the type, including any generic type parameters.

Declaration

public static string GetGenericAwareTypeName<T>(this T inInstance)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
T	inInstance	The instance for which to get the type name.

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	The name of the type, including any generic type parameters.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type of the instance (will be inferred).

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IsInstanceOfType<T>(T, Type)

Determines whether this type is of the expected type.

Declaration

public static bool IsInstanceOfType<T>(this T inInstance, Type inExpectedType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
T	inInstance	The instance to compare with the expected type.
System.Type	inExpectedType	The expected type.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if the types are same; otherwise false.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	The type being extended.