Class

Namespace

CoreFramework

Provides extension methods for reflection-related operations on types, methods, fields, and attributes.

public static class ReflectionExtensions

Inheritance

object

Fields

PrimitiveTypeCastHierarchy

A hierarchical structure defining sets of primitive types that can be explicitly or implicitly cast between each other.

private static readonly Type[][] PrimitiveTypeCastHierarchy

Field Value

Type[][]

Remarks

This two-dimensional array organizes related primitive types into groups, where each inner array represents a set of types that share compatible casting rules. The hierarchy is used for determining possible casts among primitive types for runtime reflection-based operations.

TypeDisplayNames

A dictionary mapping common .NET types to their user-friendly display names.

private static readonly Dictionary<Type, string> TypeDisplayNames

Field Value

Dictionary<Type, string>

Remarks

This dictionary maps instances of System.Type representing common .NET types (e.g., int, string) to their simplified or more readable display names (e.g., “int”, “string”). It is primarily used in reflection-based operations to provide a human-readable type designation.

ValueTupleTypes

An array of System.Type objects representing various generic type definitions of System.ValueTuple.

private static readonly Type[] ValueTupleTypes

Field Value

Type[]

Remarks

This array includes all generic forms of System.ValueTuple types with arity ranging from one to eight, such as System.ValueTuple<T1> through System.ValueTuple<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7, TRest>. It is primarily used to identify System.ValueTuple types during reflection-based operations where type inspection or display name generation is required.

Methods

AreMethodsEqual(MethodInfo, MethodInfo)

Determines if two methods from different types have the same signature.

public static bool AreMethodsEqual(MethodInfo a, MethodInfo b)

Parameters

a MethodInfo

First method

b MethodInfo

Second method

Returns

bool

true if they are equal

Cast(Type, object)

Dynamically casts an object to the specified type.

public static object Cast(this Type type, object data)

Parameters

type Type

The destination type of the cast.

data object

The object to cast.

Returns

object

The dynamically cast object.

Default(Type)

Returns the default value for the given type.

public static object Default(this Type type)

Parameters

type Type

The type for which to get the default value.

Returns

object

An instance of the type with a default value, or null if the type is a reference type.

GetDisplayName(Type, bool)

Gets a formatted display name for a given type.

public static string GetDisplayName(this Type type, bool includeNamespace = false)

Parameters

type Type

The type to generate a display name for.

includeNamespace bool

If the namespace should be included when generating the typename.

Returns

string

The generated display name.

GetTupleDisplayName(Type, bool)

Gets a formatted display name for a tuple type.

private static string GetTupleDisplayName(this Type type, bool includeNamespace = false)

Parameters

type Type

The tuple type to generate a display name for.

includeNamespace bool

If the namespace should be included when generating the typename.

Returns

string

The generated display name for the tuple type.

HasAttribute<T>(ICustomAttributeProvider, bool)

Checks if the specified attribute is present on the provider.

public static bool HasAttribute<T>(this ICustomAttributeProvider provider, bool searchInherited = true) where T : Attribute

Parameters

provider ICustomAttributeProvider

The attribute provider.

searchInherited bool

If base declarations should be searched.

Returns

bool

True if the attribute is present, otherwise false.

Type Parameters

T

The attribute to test.

HasCastDefined(Type, Type, bool)

Determines if a cast is defined between two types.

private static bool HasCastDefined(this Type from, Type to, bool implicitly)

Parameters

from Type

The source type to check for cast definitions.

to Type

The destination type to check for cast definitions.

implicitly bool

If only implicit casts should be considered.

Returns

bool

True if a cast is defined between the types, otherwise false.

IsCastDefined(Type, Func<MethodInfo, Type>, Func<MethodInfo, Type>, bool, bool)

Determines if a cast is defined between two types.

private static bool IsCastDefined(Type type, Func<MethodInfo, Type> baseType, Func<MethodInfo, Type> derivedType, bool implicitly, bool lookInBase)

Parameters

type Type

The type to check for cast definitions.

baseType Func<MethodInfo, Type>

A function to get the base type from a method.

derivedType Func<MethodInfo, Type>

A function to get the derived type from a method.

implicitly bool

If only implicit casts should be considered.

lookInBase bool

If the base hierarchy should be searched for cast definitions.

Returns

bool

True if a cast is defined between the types, otherwise false.

IsCastableTo(Type, Type, bool)

Determines if an object of the given type can be cast to the specified type.

public static bool IsCastableTo(this Type from, Type to, bool implicitly = false)

Parameters

from Type

this object

to Type

The destination type of the cast.

implicitly bool

If only implicit casts should be considered.

Returns

bool

If the cast can be performed.

IsDelegate(FieldInfo)

Determines if a field is a delegate.

public static bool IsDelegate(this FieldInfo fieldInfo)

Parameters

fieldInfo FieldInfo

The field to check.

Returns

bool

True if the field is a delegate, otherwise false.

IsDelegate(Type)

Determines if a type is a delegate.

public static bool IsDelegate(this Type type)

Parameters

type Type

The type to check.

Returns

bool

True if the type is a delegate, otherwise false.

IsDerivedTypeOf(Type, Type)

Determines if the type is a derived type of the given base type.

public static bool IsDerivedTypeOf(this Type type, Type baseType)

Parameters

type Type

this type

baseType Type

The base type to test against.

Returns

bool

If the type is a derived type of the base type.

IsGenericTypeOf(Type, Type)

Determines if the type is a generic type of the given non-generic type.

public static bool IsGenericTypeOf(this Type genericType, Type nonGenericType)

Parameters

genericType Type

The Type to be used

nonGenericType Type

The non-generic type to test against.

Returns

bool

If the type is a generic type of the non-generic type.

IsOverride(MethodInfo)

Determines if the given method is an override.

public static bool IsOverride(this MethodInfo methodInfo)

Parameters

methodInfo MethodInfo

The method to check.

Returns

bool

True if the method is an override, otherwise false.

IsStrongDelegate(FieldInfo)

Determines if a field is a strongly typed delegate.

public static bool IsStrongDelegate(this FieldInfo fieldInfo)

Parameters

fieldInfo FieldInfo

The field to query.

Returns

bool

True if the field is a strongly typed delegate, otherwise false.

IsStrongDelegate(Type)

Determines if a type is a strongly typed delegate.

public static bool IsStrongDelegate(this Type type)

Parameters

type Type

The type to check.

Returns

bool

True if the type is a strongly typed delegate, otherwise false.

Is<T>(Type)

Determines if a type is assignable from the specified generic type parameter.

public static bool Is<T>(this Type type)

Parameters

type Type

The type to check.

Returns

bool

True if the specified type is assignable from the generic type parameter T, otherwise false.

Type Parameters

T

The type to check against.

RebaseMethod(MethodInfo, Type)

Rebase a method onto a new type by finding the corresponding method with an equal signature.

public static MethodInfo RebaseMethod(this MethodInfo method, Type newBase)

Parameters

method MethodInfo

Method to rebase

newBase Type

New type to rebase the method onto

Returns

MethodInfo

The rebased method