Class TypeHelper

Utility/Extension class to assist analysis of data-types when doing reflection-code.

Inheritance

object

TypeHelper

Inherited Members

object.ToString()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: SuperOffice.Util

Assembly: SoCore.dll

Syntax

public static class TypeHelper

Methods

CreateDefaultEntity(Type)

Safely creates a default-value for the specified type.

Declaration

public static object CreateDefaultEntity(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type

Returns

Type	Description
object

GetAllInterfaces(Type)

Gets all interfaces implemented by the type. This may includes the type itself it if itself is an interface.

Declaration

public static Type[] GetAllInterfaces(this Type instance)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	instance

Returns

Type	Description
Type[]

GetPublicReadableProperties(Type)

Gets the public, readable instance-properties of a type.

Declaration

public static IEnumerable<PropertyInfo> GetPublicReadableProperties(this Type instance)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	instance	The type to analyze.

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<PropertyInfo>	Empty array if no properties found.

IsComplex(Type)

Determines if the type represents a complex type.

Declaration

public static bool IsComplex(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type to analyze.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true is complex.

IsDecimalNumber(Type)

Determins if the type represents a type which can represent decimal nubers.

Declaration

public static bool IsDecimalNumber(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type to analyze.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if decimal number

IsDictionary(Type, out Type, out Type)

Checks is the instance repesent an generic dictionary and attempts to discover the types used for its key/value-pairs.

Declaration

public static bool IsDictionary(this Type instance, out Type keyType, out Type valueType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	instance	The type to analyse
Type	keyType	The key-type in the dictionary. Set to null if result type isn't a dictionary.
Type	valueType	The value-type in the dictionary. Set to null if result type isn't a dictionary.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if a dictionary.

IsEnumerable(Type)

Checks if the instance represents an enumerable type. While string technically is an enumerable of char, it will not be reported as an enumerable type.

Declaration

public static bool IsEnumerable(this Type instance)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	instance	The type to analyse

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if enumerable.

IsEnumerable(Type, out Type)

Checks if the instance represents an enumerable type and attempts to discover the type it enumerates over. While string technically is an enumerable of char, it will not be reported as an enumerable type.

Declaration

public static bool IsEnumerable(this Type instance, out Type elementType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	instance	The type to analyse
Type	elementType	The type which the enumerable contains. Set to null if result type is unenumerable.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if enumerable.

IsGenericEnumerable(Type, out Type)

Checks is the instance repesent an generic enemurable and attempts to discover the type it enumerates over.

Declaration

public static bool IsGenericEnumerable(this Type instance, out Type elementType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	instance	The type to analyse
Type	elementType	The type which the enumerable contains. Set to null if result type is unenumerable.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if enumerable.

IsGenericIDictionary(Type, out Type, out Type)

Checks is the instance repesent an generic dictionary and attempts to discover the types used for its key/value-pairs.

Declaration

public static bool IsGenericIDictionary(this Type instance, out Type keyType, out Type valueType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	instance	The type to analyse
Type	keyType	The key-type in the dictionary. Set to null if result type isn't a dictionary.
Type	valueType	The value-type in the dictionary. Set to null if result type isn't a dictionary.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if a dictionary.

IsGenericIList(Type, out Type)

Checks is the instance repesent an generic List and attempts to discover the type it enumerates over.

Declaration

public static bool IsGenericIList(this Type instance, out Type elementType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	instance	The type to analyse
Type	elementType	The type which the enumerable contains. Set to null if result type is unenumerable.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if generic List.

IsNonGenericIDictionary(Type)

Checks is the instance repesent an non-generic dictionary.

Declaration

public static bool IsNonGenericIDictionary(this Type instance)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	instance	The type to analyse

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if a dictionary.

IsNongenericEnumerable(Type)

Checks is the instance repesent an non-generic IEnumerable. While string technically is an enumerable of char, it will not be reported as an enumerable type.

Declaration

public static bool IsNongenericEnumerable(this Type instance)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	instance	The type to analyse

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if nongeneric IEnumerable.

IsNongenericIList(Type)

Checks is the instance repesent an non-generic IList.

Declaration

public static bool IsNongenericIList(this Type instance)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	instance	The type to analyse

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if nongeneric IList.

IsNullable(Type)

Determines if the provided type is a Nullable one.

Declaration

public static bool IsNullable(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type

Returns

Type	Description
bool

IsSimple(Type)

Determines if the type represents a simple/primitive type.

Declaration

public static bool IsSimple(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type to analyze.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	true if simple