TypeMapper Class

Namespace: PTS.Reflection
Assembly: PTS.Reflection.dll

Provides runtime mapping of relationships between system types.

Syntax
[InitializeOnStart]
public class TypeMapper
Inheritance
System.Object
TypeMapper

Constructors

TypeMapper()

Creates a new instance of the object and initializes reflection indexes.

Declaration
public TypeMapper()

Fields

Static

Static instance accessor.

Declaration
public static readonly TypeMapper Static
Field Value
Type Description
TypeMapper

Properties

AssemblyTypes

All system types available in current executon environment.

Declaration
protected HashSet<Type> AssemblyTypes { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.HashSet<System.Type>

ClassToInterfaceIndex

Associates object types with implemented interfaces.

Declaration
protected IDictionary<Type, ICollection<Type>> ClassToInterfaceIndex { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.Type, System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Type>>

DerivedTypeIndex

Associates object types with types of inherited classes.

Declaration
protected IDictionary<Type, ICollection<Type>> DerivedTypeIndex { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.Type, System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Type>>

InterfacesDirectlyOnTypeIndex

Associates object types with directly implemented interfaces.

Declaration
protected IDictionary<Type, ICollection<Type>> InterfacesDirectlyOnTypeIndex { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.Type, System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Type>>

InterfaceToClassIndex

Associates interface types with implementing object types.

Declaration
protected IDictionary<Type, ICollection<Type>> InterfaceToClassIndex { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.Type, System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Type>>

NameIndex

Associates assembly qualified names with system types.

Declaration
protected IDictionary<string, Type> NameIndex { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.String, System.Type>

Types

Gets all types in current execution environment.

Declaration
public IReadOnlyCollection<Type> Types { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyCollection<System.Type>

TypesImplementingInterfaceDirectlyIndex

Associates interface types with directly implementing object types.

Declaration
protected IDictionary<Type, ICollection<Type>> TypesImplementingInterfaceDirectlyIndex { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary<System.Type, System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Type>>

Methods

DerivedTypesFrom(Type)

Gets types inheriting from specified base type.

Declaration
public ICollection<Type> DerivedTypesFrom(Type type)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type

Base type to get the inherited types for.
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Type>

Collection of types inheriting from speciefied base type.

GetGenericDefinitionVariant(Type, Int32)

Retrieves generic system type definition with specified number of type parameters.

Declaration
public Type GetGenericDefinitionVariant(Type type, int genericTypeParamCount)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type

Generic type definition to get variation with specified number of type arguments for.
System.Int32 genericTypeParamCount

Number of generic type parameters of target generic type definition variation.
Returns
Type Description
System.Type

Generic type definition of the specified type with specified number of type paramenters if available; otherwise null.

GetGenericVariantName(Type, Int32)

Generates assembly qualified name of generic type definition with specified number of type parameters.

Declaration
protected string GetGenericVariantName(Type type, int genericTypeParamCount)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type type

Generic type definition to get the variant name for.
System.Int32 genericTypeParamCount

Number of generic type parameters of target type variant.
Returns
Type Description
System.String

Assembly qualified generic type definition name with specified number of type parameters.

GetType(String)

Retrieves type for given fully qualified descriptor.

Declaration
public Type GetType(string assemblyQualifiedName)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String assemblyQualifiedName

Fully assembly qualified name of a system type to retrieve.
Returns
Type Description
System.Type

System type if found; otherwise null.

InterfacesImplementedOnType(Type)

Gets interface types implemented by specified object type.

Declaration
public ICollection<Type> InterfacesImplementedOnType(Type objectType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type objectType

Object type to get the implemented interface types for.
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Type>

Collection of interface types implemented by specified type.

InterfacesImplementedOnTypeDirectly(Type)

Gets interface types implemented by specified type directly. Inherited interfaces are excluded from the collection.

Declaration
public ICollection<Type> InterfacesImplementedOnTypeDirectly(Type objectType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type objectType

Object type to get the directly implemented interface types for.
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Type>

Collection of interface types directly implemented by specified type.

TypesImplementingInterface(Type)

Gets object types that implement specified interface type.

Declaration
public ICollection<Type> TypesImplementingInterface(Type interfaceType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type interfaceType

Interface type to get the implementing object types for.
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Type>

Collection of object types that implement the specified interface.

TypesImplementingInterfaceDirectly(Type)

Gets object types that directly implement specified interface type. Types that implement the interface through inheritance are excluded from the collection.

Declaration
public ICollection<Type> TypesImplementingInterfaceDirectly(Type interfaceType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type interfaceType

Interface type to get the directly implementing object types for.
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Type>

Collection of object types that directly implement the specified interface.

TypesImplementingInterfaces(Type[])

Gets collection of types that implement range of interfaces.

Declaration
public ICollection<Type> TypesImplementingInterfaces(params Type[] interfaces)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type[] interfaces

Interfaces the types must implement.
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Type>

Types that implement the specified range of interfaces.

TypesImplementingInterfacesDirectly(Type[])

Returns collection of object types that directly implement range of interfaces. Inherited object types will not be included.

Declaration
public ICollection<Type> TypesImplementingInterfacesDirectly(params Type[] interfaces)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type[] interfaces

Interfaces the types must implement.
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<System.Type>

Object types that directly implement the range of interfaces.

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()

Extension Methods