Quantum.TypeUtils Class Reference

Type reflection utility methods. Is generally slow. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static Type	FindType (string typeName)
	Find a type by a given name inside all loaded assemblies. More...
static T	GetAttribute< T > (this Type t)
	Get an attribute from the type. More...
static IEnumerable< Type >	GetLoadableTypes (this Assembly assembly)
	Get a list of all types inside a given assembly. More...
static IEnumerable< Type >	GetSubClasses (this Type type, Assembly asm)
	Get all types that are subclasses to the given type found inside the assembly. More...
static IEnumerable< Type >	GetSubClasses (this Type type, params Assembly[] assemblies)
	Get all types that are subclasses to the given type found inside the given assemblies. More...
static IEnumerable< Type >	GetSubClasses (this Type type, params String[] assemblies)
	Get all types that are subclasses to the given type found inside the given assembly names. More...
static IEnumerable< Type >	GetTypesImplementingInterface (this Type type, Assembly asm)
	Get all types that are implementing the given interface found inside the assembly. More...
static IEnumerable< QTuple< Type, T > >	GetTypesWithAttribute< T > (Assembly asm)
	Get all types annotated with the given attribute found inside the given assembly. More...
static IEnumerable< QTuple< Type, T > >	GetTypesWithAttribute< T > (params String[] assemblies)
	Get all types annotated with the given attribute found inside the given assembly names. More...

Detailed Description

Type reflection utility methods. Is generally slow.

Member Function Documentation

GetSubClasses() [1/3]

static IEnumerable<Type> Quantum.TypeUtils.GetSubClasses ( this Type  type, params String[]  assemblies  )

inlinestatic

Get all types that are subclasses to the given type found inside the given assembly names.

Parameters

type	Input type
assemblies	Assembly names to search

Returns

A list of types that derive from the input type

GetSubClasses() [2/3]

static IEnumerable<Type> Quantum.TypeUtils.GetSubClasses ( this Type  type, params Assembly[]  assemblies  )

inlinestatic

Get all types that are subclasses to the given type found inside the given assemblies.

Parameters

type	Input type
assemblies	Assemblies to search

Returns

A list of types that derive from the input type

GetSubClasses() [3/3]

static IEnumerable<Type> Quantum.TypeUtils.GetSubClasses ( this Type  type, Assembly  asm  )

inlinestatic

Get all types that are subclasses to the given type found inside the assembly.

Parameters

type	Input type
asm	Assembly to search

Returns

A list of types that derive from the input type

GetTypesImplementingInterface()

static IEnumerable<Type> Quantum.TypeUtils.GetTypesImplementingInterface ( this Type  type, Assembly  asm  )

inlinestatic

Get all types that are implementing the given interface found inside the assembly.

Parameters

type	Interface type
asm	Assembly to search

Returns

A list of types that derive from the input interface

GetTypesWithAttribute< T >() [1/2]

static IEnumerable<QTuple<Type, T> > Quantum.TypeUtils.GetTypesWithAttribute< T > ( params String[]  assemblies )

inlinestatic

Get all types annotated with the given attribute found inside the given assembly names.

Template Parameters

T	Attribute type

Parameters

assemblies

Assemblies to search

Returns

A list of types with the given attribute

Type Constraints

T

:

Attribute

GetTypesWithAttribute< T >() [2/2]

static IEnumerable<QTuple<Type, T> > Quantum.TypeUtils.GetTypesWithAttribute< T > ( Assembly  asm )

inlinestatic

Get all types annotated with the given attribute found inside the given assembly.

Template Parameters

T	Attribute type

Parameters

asm	Assembly to search

Returns

A list of types with the given attribute

Type Constraints

T

:

Attribute

GetAttribute< T >()

static T Quantum.TypeUtils.GetAttribute< T > ( this Type  t )

inlinestatic

Get an attribute from the type.

Template Parameters

T	Attribute type

Parameters

t	Type to check for the attribute

Returns

The attribute or null

Type Constraints

T

:

Attribute

FindType()

static Type Quantum.TypeUtils.FindType ( string  typeName )

inlinestatic

Find a type by a given name inside all loaded assemblies.

Parameters

typeName

Type name

Returns

The type or null when not found

GetLoadableTypes()

static IEnumerable<Type> Quantum.TypeUtils.GetLoadableTypes ( this Assembly  assembly )

inlinestatic

Get a list of all types inside a given assembly.

Parameters

assembly

Assembly to search

Returns

A list of all types from that assembly

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

Is raised if the assembly is null