Class TypeSlim

Lightweight representation of a type.

Inheritance

System.Object

TypeSlim

ArrayTypeSlim

GenericParameterTypeSlim

GenericTypeSlim

SimpleTypeSlimBase

StructuralTypeSlim

Implements

System.IEquatable<TypeSlim>

Namespace: System.Reflection

Assembly: Nuqleon.Linq.Expressions.Bonsai.dll

Syntax

public abstract class TypeSlim : Object, IEquatable<TypeSlim>

Constructors

TypeSlim()

Creates a new type representation object.

Declaration

protected TypeSlim()

Properties

Kind

Gets the kind of the type.

Declaration

public abstract TypeSlimKind Kind { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
TypeSlimKind

Methods

Array(TypeSlim)

Creates a new lightweight representation of a single-dimensional array type.

Declaration

public static ArrayTypeSlim Array(TypeSlim elementType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TypeSlim	elementType	The element type of the array.

Returns

Type	Description
ArrayTypeSlim	A lightweight representation of a single-dimensional array type.

Array(TypeSlim, Int32)

Creates a new lightweight representation of a multi-dimensional array type.

Declaration

public static ArrayTypeSlim Array(TypeSlim elementType, int rank)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TypeSlim	elementType	The element type of the array.
System.Int32	rank	The number of dimensions of the array.

Returns

Type	Description
ArrayTypeSlim	A lightweight representation of a multi-dimensional array type.

Equals(Object)

The default equals method.

Declaration

public override sealed bool Equals(object obj)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	obj	The object to compare against.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the given object equals this object, false otherwise.

Equals(TypeSlim)

The equals method for comparing against other class instances.

Declaration

public virtual bool Equals(TypeSlim other)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TypeSlim	other	The other instance.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the given instance equals this instance, false otherwise.

Generic(GenericDefinitionTypeSlim, ReadOnlyCollection<TypeSlim>)

Creates a new lightweight representation of a closed generic type.

Declaration

public static GenericTypeSlim Generic(GenericDefinitionTypeSlim typeDefinition, ReadOnlyCollection<TypeSlim> arguments)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
GenericDefinitionTypeSlim	typeDefinition	Generic type definition.
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection<TypeSlim>	arguments	Generic type arguments.

Returns

Type	Description
GenericTypeSlim	A new lightweight representation of a closed generic type.

Generic(GenericDefinitionTypeSlim, TypeSlim)

Creates a new lightweight representation of a closed generic type with one type argument.

Declaration

public static GenericTypeSlim Generic(GenericDefinitionTypeSlim typeDefinition, TypeSlim argument1)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
GenericDefinitionTypeSlim	typeDefinition	Generic type definition.
TypeSlim	argument1	The first type argument.

Returns

Type	Description
GenericTypeSlim	A new lightweight representation of a closed generic type.

Generic(GenericDefinitionTypeSlim, TypeSlim, TypeSlim)

Creates a new lightweight representation of a closed generic type with two type arguments.

Declaration

public static GenericTypeSlim Generic(GenericDefinitionTypeSlim typeDefinition, TypeSlim argument1, TypeSlim argument2)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
GenericDefinitionTypeSlim	typeDefinition	Generic type definition.
TypeSlim	argument1	The first type argument.
TypeSlim	argument2	The second type argument.

Returns

Type	Description
GenericTypeSlim	A new lightweight representation of a closed generic type.

Generic(GenericDefinitionTypeSlim, TypeSlim, TypeSlim, TypeSlim)

Creates a new lightweight representation of a closed generic type with three type arguments.

Declaration

public static GenericTypeSlim Generic(GenericDefinitionTypeSlim typeDefinition, TypeSlim argument1, TypeSlim argument2, TypeSlim argument3)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
GenericDefinitionTypeSlim	typeDefinition	Generic type definition.
TypeSlim	argument1	The first type argument.
TypeSlim	argument2	The second type argument.
TypeSlim	argument3	The third type argument.

Returns

Type	Description
GenericTypeSlim	A new lightweight representation of a closed generic type.

Generic(GenericDefinitionTypeSlim, TypeSlim, TypeSlim, TypeSlim, TypeSlim)

Creates a new lightweight representation of a closed generic type with four type arguments.

Declaration

public static GenericTypeSlim Generic(GenericDefinitionTypeSlim typeDefinition, TypeSlim argument1, TypeSlim argument2, TypeSlim argument3, TypeSlim argument4)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
GenericDefinitionTypeSlim	typeDefinition	Generic type definition.
TypeSlim	argument1	The first type argument.
TypeSlim	argument2	The second type argument.
TypeSlim	argument3	The third type argument.
TypeSlim	argument4	The fourth type argument.

Returns

Type	Description
GenericTypeSlim	A new lightweight representation of a closed generic type.

Generic(GenericDefinitionTypeSlim, TypeSlim[])

Creates a new lightweight representation of a closed generic type.

Declaration

public static GenericTypeSlim Generic(GenericDefinitionTypeSlim typeDefinition, params TypeSlim[] arguments)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
GenericDefinitionTypeSlim	typeDefinition	Generic type definition.
TypeSlim[]	arguments	Generic type arguments.

Returns

Type	Description
GenericTypeSlim	A new lightweight representation of a closed generic type.

GenericDefinition(AssemblySlim, String)

Creates a new lightweight representation of an open generic type.

Declaration

public static GenericDefinitionTypeSlim GenericDefinition(AssemblySlim assembly, string name)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
AssemblySlim	assembly	Assembly defining the type.
System.String	name	Name of the type.

Returns

Type	Description
GenericDefinitionTypeSlim	A new lightweight representation of an open generic type.

GenericParameter(String)

Creates a new lightweight representation of a generic parameter type.

Declaration

public static GenericParameterTypeSlim GenericParameter(string name)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	name	Name of the generic parameter type (for diagnostic purposes only).

Returns

Type	Description
GenericParameterTypeSlim	A new lightweight representation of a generic parameter type.

GetHashCode()

Returns a hash code for this object.

Declaration

public override int GetHashCode()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The hash code.

Simple(AssemblySlim, String)

Creates a new lightweight representation of a simple type, i.e. not constructed from other types.

Declaration

public static SimpleTypeSlim Simple(AssemblySlim assembly, string name)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
AssemblySlim	assembly	Assembly defining the type.
System.String	name	Name of the type.

Returns

Type	Description
SimpleTypeSlim	A new lightweight representation of a simple type, i.e. not constructed from other types.

Structural(ReadOnlyCollection<PropertyInfoSlim>, Boolean, StructuralTypeSlimKind)

Creates a new lightweight representation of a structural type with the specified properties.

Declaration

public static StructuralTypeSlim Structural(ReadOnlyCollection<PropertyInfoSlim> properties, bool hasValueEqualitySemantics, StructuralTypeSlimKind kind)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection<PropertyInfoSlim>	properties	The properties of the structural type.
System.Boolean	hasValueEqualitySemantics	true if the structural type has value equality semantics, false otherwise.
StructuralTypeSlimKind	kind	The kind of structural type.

Returns

Type	Description
StructuralTypeSlim	A new lightweight representation of a structural type with the specified properties.

ToCSharpString()

Gets a string representation of the type using C# syntax. The resulting string is not guaranteed to be semantically equivalent and should be used for diagnostic purposes only.

Declaration

public string ToCSharpString()

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	String representation of the type using C# syntax.

ToString()

Returns a friendly string representation of the type.

Declaration

public override string ToString()

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	Friendly string representation of the type.

Operators

Equality(TypeSlim, TypeSlim)

Operator overload for equality checks between slim types.

Declaration

public static bool operator ==(TypeSlim typeSlimA, TypeSlim typeSlimB)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TypeSlim	typeSlimA	The left slim type.
TypeSlim	typeSlimB	The right slim type.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the slim types are equal, false otherwise.

Inequality(TypeSlim, TypeSlim)

Operator overload for inequality checks between slim types.

Declaration

public static bool operator !=(TypeSlim typeSlimA, TypeSlim typeSlimB)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
TypeSlim	typeSlimA	The left slim type.
TypeSlim	typeSlimB	The right slim type.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if the slim types are not equal, false otherwise.

Implements

System.IEquatable<>

Extension Methods

TypeSlimExtensions.ToType(TypeSlim)

TypeSlimExtensions.ToType(TypeSlim, IReflectionProvider)

TypeSlimExtensions.GetConstructor(TypeSlim, ReadOnlyCollection<TypeSlim>)

TypeSlimExtensions.GetProperty(TypeSlim, String, TypeSlim, ReadOnlyCollection<TypeSlim>, Boolean)

TypeSlimExtensions.GetField(TypeSlim, String, TypeSlim)

TypeSlimExtensions.GetSimpleMethod(TypeSlim, String, ReadOnlyCollection<TypeSlim>, TypeSlim)

TypeSlimExtensions.GetGenericDefinitionMethod(TypeSlim, String, ReadOnlyCollection<TypeSlim>, ReadOnlyCollection<TypeSlim>, TypeSlim)

TypeSlimExtensions.GetGenericMethod(TypeSlim, GenericDefinitionMethodInfoSlim, ReadOnlyCollection<TypeSlim>)