Class ReflectionUtilityExtensions

This is an extension implementation of the most common methods on the ReflectionUtility class.

Inheritance

System.Object

ReflectionUtilityExtensions

Namespace: Cuemon.Reflection

Assembly: Cuemon.Reflection.dll

Syntax

public static class ReflectionUtilityExtensions

Methods

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GetAssemblyTypes(Assembly)

Gets the types contained within the specified assembly.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> GetAssemblyTypes(this Assembly assembly)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.Assembly	assembly	The System.Reflection.Assembly to search the types from.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>	A sequence of all System.Type elements from the specified `assembly`.

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GetAssemblyTypes(Assembly, String)

Gets the types contained within the specified assembly.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> GetAssemblyTypes(this Assembly assembly, string namespaceFilter)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.Assembly	assembly	The System.Reflection.Assembly to search the types from.
System.String	namespaceFilter	The namespace filter to apply on the types in the `assembly`.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>	A sequence of System.Type elements, matching the applied filter, from the specified `assembly`.

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GetAssemblyTypes(Assembly, String, Type)

Gets the types contained within the specified assembly.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Type> GetAssemblyTypes(this Assembly assembly, string namespaceFilter, Type typeFilter)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.Assembly	assembly	The System.Reflection.Assembly to search the types from.
System.String	namespaceFilter	The namespace filter to apply on the types in the `assembly`.
System.Type	typeFilter	The type filter to apply on the types in the `assembly`.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Type>	A sequence of System.Type elements, matching the applied filters, from the specified `assembly`.

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GetEmbeddedResource(Type, String)

Loads the embedded resource from the associated System.Reflection.Assembly of the specified System.Type.

Declaration

public static Stream GetEmbeddedResource(this Type source, string name)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	source	The source type to load the resource from.
System.String	name	The case-sensitive name of the resource being requested.

Returns

Type	Description
System.IO.Stream	A System.IO.Stream representing the loaded resource; null if no resources were specified during compilation, or if the resource is not visible to the caller.

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GetEmbeddedResource(Type, String, ResourceMatch)

Loads the embedded resource from the associated System.Reflection.Assembly of the specified System.Type.

Declaration

public static Stream GetEmbeddedResource(this Type source, string name, ResourceMatch match)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	source	The source type to load the resource from.
System.String	name	The case-sensitive name of the resource being requested.
ResourceMatch	match	The match ruleset to apply.

Returns

Type	Description
System.IO.Stream	A System.IO.Stream representing the loaded resource; null if no resources were specified during compilation, or if the resource is not visible to the caller.

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GetEmbeddedResources(Type, String, ResourceMatch)

Loads the embedded resources from the associated System.Reflection.Assembly of the specified System.Type following the ResourceMatch ruleset of match.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<Stream> GetEmbeddedResources(this Type source, string name, ResourceMatch match)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	source	The source type to load the resource from.
System.String	name	The name of the resource being requested.
ResourceMatch	match	The match ruleset to apply.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.IO.Stream>	A System.IO.Stream representing the loaded resources; null if no resources were specified during compilation, or if the resource is not visible to the caller.

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GetPropertyAttributes<TDecoration>(Type)

Gets a sequence of the specified TDecoration attribute, narrowed to property attribute decorations.

Declaration

public static IDictionary<PropertyInfo, TDecoration[]> GetPropertyAttributes<TDecoration>(this Type source)
    where TDecoration : Attribute

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	source	The source type to locate `TDecoration` attributes in.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.Reflection.PropertyInfo, TDecoration[]>	An System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T> of the specified `TDecoration` attributes.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TDecoration	The type of the attribute to locate in `source`.

Remarks

Searches the source using the following System.Reflection.BindingFlags combination: BindingInstancePublicAndPrivateNoneInheritedIncludeStatic.

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GetPropertyAttributes<TDecoration>(Type, BindingFlags)

Gets a sequence of the specified TDecoration attribute, narrowed to property attribute decorations.

Declaration

public static IDictionary<PropertyInfo, TDecoration[]> GetPropertyAttributes<TDecoration>(this Type source, BindingFlags bindings)
    where TDecoration : Attribute

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	source	The source type to locate `TDecoration` attributes in.
System.Reflection.BindingFlags	bindings	A bitmask comprised of one or more System.Reflection.BindingFlags that specify how the search is conducted.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.Reflection.PropertyInfo, TDecoration[]>	An System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T> of the specified `TDecoration` attributes.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TDecoration	The type of the attribute to locate in `source`.

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IsAutoProperty(PropertyInfo)

Determines whether the specified property is considered an automatic property implementation.

Declaration

public static bool IsAutoProperty(this PropertyInfo property)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Reflection.PropertyInfo	property	The property to check for automatic property implementation.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the specified `property` is considered an automatic property implementation; otherwise, `false`.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.ArgumentNullException	`property` is null.

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ParseMethodParameters(Type, String, Object[])

Parses and returns a collection of key/value pairs representing the specified methodName.

Declaration

public static IDictionary<string, object> ParseMethodParameters(this Type source, string methodName, params object[] methodParameters)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	source	The source to locate the specified `methodName` in.
System.String	methodName	The name of the method to parse on `source`.
System.Object[]	methodParameters	A variable number of values passed to the `methodName` on this instance.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Object>	A collection of key/value pairs representing the specified `methodName`.

Remarks

This method will parse the specified methodName for parameter names and tie them with methodParameters.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.ArgumentNullException	This exception is thrown if `methodName` is null, if `source` is null or if `methodParameters` is null and method has resolved parameters.
ArgumentEmptyException	This exception is thrown if `methodName` is empty.
System.ArgumentException	This exception is thrown if either of the following is true: the size of `methodParameters` does not match the resolved parameters size of `methodName`, the type of `methodParameters` does not match the resolved parameters type of `methodName`.

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ParseMethodParameters(Type, String, Type[], Object[])

Parses and returns a collection of key/value pairs representing the specified methodName.

Declaration

public static IDictionary<string, object> ParseMethodParameters(this Type source, string methodName, Type[] methodSignature, params object[] methodParameters)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	source	The source to locate the specified `methodName` in.
System.String	methodName	The name of the method to parse on `source`.
System.Type[]	methodSignature	An array of System.Type objects representing the number, order, and type of the parameters for the method to get.
System.Object[]	methodParameters	A variable number of values passed to the `methodName` on this instance.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Object>	A collection of key/value pairs representing the specified `methodName`.

Remarks

This method will parse the specified methodName for parameter names and tie them with methodParameters.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.ArgumentNullException	This exception is thrown if `methodName` is null, if `source` is null or if `methodParameters` is null and method has resolved parameters.
ArgumentEmptyException	This exception is thrown if `methodName` is empty.
System.ArgumentException	This exception is thrown if either of the following is true: the size of `methodParameters` does not match the resolved parameters size of `methodName`, the type of `methodParameters` does not match the resolved parameters type of `methodName`.