I have a generic class in my project with derived classes.
public class GenericClass<T> : GenericInterface<T>
{
}
public class Test : GenericClass<SomeType>
{
}
Is there any way to find out if a Type object is derived from GenericClass?
t.IsSubclassOf(typeof(GenericClass<>))
does not work.
This question is related to
c#
generics
reflection
It seems to me that this implementation works in more cases (generic class and interface with or without initiated parameters, regardless of the number of child and parameters):
public static class ReflexionExtension
{
public static bool IsSubClassOfGeneric(this Type child, Type parent)
{
if (child == parent)
return false;
if (child.IsSubclassOf(parent))
return true;
var parameters = parent.GetGenericArguments();
var isParameterLessGeneric = !(parameters != null && parameters.Length > 0 &&
((parameters[0].Attributes & TypeAttributes.BeforeFieldInit) == TypeAttributes.BeforeFieldInit));
while (child != null && child != typeof(object))
{
var cur = GetFullTypeDefinition(child);
if (parent == cur || (isParameterLessGeneric && cur.GetInterfaces().Select(i => GetFullTypeDefinition(i)).Contains(GetFullTypeDefinition(parent))))
return true;
else if (!isParameterLessGeneric)
if (GetFullTypeDefinition(parent) == cur && !cur.IsInterface)
{
if (VerifyGenericArguments(GetFullTypeDefinition(parent), cur))
if (VerifyGenericArguments(parent, child))
return true;
}
else
foreach (var item in child.GetInterfaces().Where(i => GetFullTypeDefinition(parent) == GetFullTypeDefinition(i)))
if (VerifyGenericArguments(parent, item))
return true;
child = child.BaseType;
}
return false;
}
private static Type GetFullTypeDefinition(Type type)
{
return type.IsGenericType ? type.GetGenericTypeDefinition() : type;
}
private static bool VerifyGenericArguments(Type parent, Type child)
{
Type[] childArguments = child.GetGenericArguments();
Type[] parentArguments = parent.GetGenericArguments();
if (childArguments.Length == parentArguments.Length)
for (int i = 0; i < childArguments.Length; i++)
if (childArguments[i].Assembly != parentArguments[i].Assembly || childArguments[i].Name != parentArguments[i].Name || childArguments[i].Namespace != parentArguments[i].Namespace)
if (!childArguments[i].IsSubclassOf(parentArguments[i]))
return false;
return true;
}
}
Here are my 70 76 test cases:
[TestMethod]
public void IsSubClassOfGenericTest()
{
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<>)), " 1");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(WrongBaseGeneric<>)), " 2");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), " 3");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IWrongBaseGeneric<>)), " 4");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), " 5");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IWrongBaseGeneric<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGeneric2<>)), " 6");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric2<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<>)), " 7");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric2<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<>)), " 8");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<Class1>)), " 9");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(WrongBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "10");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "11");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IWrongBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "12");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "13");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(BaseGeneric<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGeneric2<Class1>)), "14");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric2<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<Class1>)), "15");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGeneric)), "16");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IChildGeneric)), "17");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IChildGeneric2<>)), "18");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGeneric2<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), "19");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGeneric2<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), "20");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IChildGeneric2<Class1>)), "21");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGeneric2<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "22");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<Class1>)), "23");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGeneric<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "24");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<>)), "25");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGeneric<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), "26");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGeneric<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), "27");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "28");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGeneric2<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "29");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric2<>)), "30");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGeneric2<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), "31");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGeneric2<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), "32");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<,>)), "33");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(WrongBaseGenericA<,>)), "34");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "35");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IWrongBaseGenericA<,>)), "36");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "37");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IWrongBaseGenericA<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGenericA2<,>)), "38");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA2<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<,>)), "39");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<,>)), "40");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "41");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(WrongBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "42");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "43");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IWrongBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "44");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "45");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>)), "46");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "47");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGenericA)), "48");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IChildGenericA)), "49");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IChildGenericA2<,>)), "50");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGenericA2<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "51");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "52");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>)), "53");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "54");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "55");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "56");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<,>)), "57");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGenericA<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "58");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "59");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "60");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "61");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA2<,>)), "62");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGenericA2<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "63");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "64");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(BaseGenericA2<ClassB, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "65");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassB, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>)), "66");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(BaseGenericA2<ClassB, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "67");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA3<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "68");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA4<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "69");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA3<ClassB, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "68-2");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA3<ClassA, ClassB2>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "68-3");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA3<ClassB2, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "68-4");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA4<ClassB, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "69-2");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA4<ClassA, ClassB2>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "69-3");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA4<ClassB2, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "69-4");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(bool).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "70");
}
Classes and interfaces for testing :
public class Class1 { }
public class BaseGeneric<T> : IBaseGeneric<T> { }
public class BaseGeneric2<T> : IBaseGeneric<T>, IInterfaceBidon { }
public interface IBaseGeneric<T> { }
public class ChildGeneric : BaseGeneric<Class1> { }
public interface IChildGeneric : IBaseGeneric<Class1> { }
public class ChildGeneric2<Class1> : BaseGeneric<Class1> { }
public interface IChildGeneric2<Class1> : IBaseGeneric<Class1> { }
public class WrongBaseGeneric<T> { }
public interface IWrongBaseGeneric<T> { }
public interface IInterfaceBidon { }
public class ClassA { }
public class ClassB { }
public class ClassC { }
public class ClassB2 : ClassB { }
public class BaseGenericA<T, U> : IBaseGenericA<T, U> { }
public class BaseGenericB<T, U, V> { }
public interface IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC> { }
public class BaseGenericA2<T, U> : IBaseGenericA<T, U>, IInterfaceBidonA { }
public interface IBaseGenericA<T, U> { }
public class ChildGenericA : BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB> { }
public interface IChildGenericA : IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB> { }
public class ChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB> : BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB> { }
public class ChildGenericA3<ClassA, ClassB> : BaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC> { }
public class ChildGenericA4<ClassA, ClassB> : IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC> { }
public interface IChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB> : IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB> { }
public class WrongBaseGenericA<T, U> { }
public interface IWrongBaseGenericA<T, U> { }
public interface IInterfaceBidonA { }
JaredPar's code works but only for one level of inheritance. For unlimited levels of inheritance, use the following code
public bool IsTypeDerivedFromGenericType(Type typeToCheck, Type genericType)
{
if (typeToCheck == typeof(object))
{
return false;
}
else if (typeToCheck == null)
{
return false;
}
else if (typeToCheck.IsGenericType && typeToCheck.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == genericType)
{
return true;
}
else
{
return IsTypeDerivedFromGenericType(typeToCheck.BaseType, genericType);
}
}
Building on the excellent answer above by fir3rpho3nixx and David Schmitt, I have modified their code and added the ShouldInheritOrImplementTypedGenericInterface test (last one).
/// <summary>
/// Find out if a child type implements or inherits from the parent type.
/// The parent type can be an interface or a concrete class, generic or non-generic.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="child"></param>
/// <param name="parent"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool InheritsOrImplements(this Type child, Type parent)
{
var currentChild = parent.IsGenericTypeDefinition && child.IsGenericType ? child.GetGenericTypeDefinition() : child;
while (currentChild != typeof(object))
{
if (parent == currentChild || HasAnyInterfaces(parent, currentChild))
return true;
currentChild = currentChild.BaseType != null && parent.IsGenericTypeDefinition && currentChild.BaseType.IsGenericType
? currentChild.BaseType.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
: currentChild.BaseType;
if (currentChild == null)
return false;
}
return false;
}
private static bool HasAnyInterfaces(Type parent, Type child)
{
return child.GetInterfaces().Any(childInterface =>
{
var currentInterface = parent.IsGenericTypeDefinition && childInterface.IsGenericType
? childInterface.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
: childInterface;
return currentInterface == parent;
});
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementNonGenericInterface()
{
Assert.That(typeof(FooImplementor)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IFooInterface)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementGenericInterface()
{
Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooBase)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementGenericInterfaceByGenericSubclass()
{
Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooImplementor<>)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementGenericInterfaceByGenericSubclassNotCaringAboutGenericTypeParameter()
{
Assert.That(new GenericFooImplementor<string>().GetType()
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldNotInheritOrImplementGenericInterfaceByGenericSubclassNotCaringAboutGenericTypeParameter()
{
Assert.That(new GenericFooImplementor<string>().GetType()
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<int>)), Is.False);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementNonGenericClass()
{
Assert.That(typeof(FooImplementor)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(FooBase)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementAnyBaseType()
{
Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooImplementor<>)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(FooBase)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementTypedGenericInterface()
{
GenericFooImplementor<int> obj = new GenericFooImplementor<int>();
Type t = obj.GetType();
Assert.IsTrue(t.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<int>)));
Assert.IsFalse(t.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<String>)));
}
Type _type = myclass.GetType();
PropertyInfo[] _propertyInfos = _type.GetProperties();
Boolean _test = _propertyInfos[0].PropertyType.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
== typeof(List<>);
Simple solution: just create and add a second, non-generic interface to the generic class:
public interface IGenericClass
{
}
public class GenericClass<T> : GenericInterface<T>, IGenericClass
{
}
Then just check for that in any way you like using is, as, IsAssignableFrom, etc.
if (thing is IGenericClass)
{
// Do work
{
Obviously only possible if you have the ability to edit the generic class (which the OP seems to have), but it's a bit more elegant and readable than using a cryptic extension method.
@EnocNRoll - Ananda Gopal 's answer is interesting, but in case an instance is not instantiated beforehand or you want to check with a generic type definition, I'd suggest this method:
public static bool TypeIs(this Type x, Type d) {
if(null==d) {
return false;
}
for(var c = x; null!=c; c=c.BaseType) {
var a = c.GetInterfaces();
for(var i = a.Length; i-->=0;) {
var t = i<0 ? c : a[i];
if(t==d||t.IsGenericType&&t.GetGenericTypeDefinition()==d) {
return true;
}
}
}
return false;
}
and use it like:
var b = typeof(char[]).TypeIs(typeof(IList<>)); // true
There are four conditional cases when both t(to be tested) and d are generic types and two cases are covered by t==d which are (1)neither t nor d is a generic definition or (2) both of them are generic definitions. The rest cases are one of them is a generic definition, only when d is already a generic definition we have the chance to say a t is a d but not vice versa.
It should work with arbitrary classes or interfaces you want to test, and returns what as if you test an instance of that type with the is operator.
Building on the excellent answer above by fir3rpho3nixx and David Schmitt, I have modified their code and added the ShouldInheritOrImplementTypedGenericInterface test (last one).
/// <summary>
/// Find out if a child type implements or inherits from the parent type.
/// The parent type can be an interface or a concrete class, generic or non-generic.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="child"></param>
/// <param name="parent"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool InheritsOrImplements(this Type child, Type parent)
{
var currentChild = parent.IsGenericTypeDefinition && child.IsGenericType ? child.GetGenericTypeDefinition() : child;
while (currentChild != typeof(object))
{
if (parent == currentChild || HasAnyInterfaces(parent, currentChild))
return true;
currentChild = currentChild.BaseType != null && parent.IsGenericTypeDefinition && currentChild.BaseType.IsGenericType
? currentChild.BaseType.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
: currentChild.BaseType;
if (currentChild == null)
return false;
}
return false;
}
private static bool HasAnyInterfaces(Type parent, Type child)
{
return child.GetInterfaces().Any(childInterface =>
{
var currentInterface = parent.IsGenericTypeDefinition && childInterface.IsGenericType
? childInterface.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
: childInterface;
return currentInterface == parent;
});
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementNonGenericInterface()
{
Assert.That(typeof(FooImplementor)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IFooInterface)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementGenericInterface()
{
Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooBase)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementGenericInterfaceByGenericSubclass()
{
Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooImplementor<>)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementGenericInterfaceByGenericSubclassNotCaringAboutGenericTypeParameter()
{
Assert.That(new GenericFooImplementor<string>().GetType()
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldNotInheritOrImplementGenericInterfaceByGenericSubclassNotCaringAboutGenericTypeParameter()
{
Assert.That(new GenericFooImplementor<string>().GetType()
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<int>)), Is.False);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementNonGenericClass()
{
Assert.That(typeof(FooImplementor)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(FooBase)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementAnyBaseType()
{
Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooImplementor<>)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(FooBase)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void ShouldInheritOrImplementTypedGenericInterface()
{
GenericFooImplementor<int> obj = new GenericFooImplementor<int>();
Type t = obj.GetType();
Assert.IsTrue(t.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<int>)));
Assert.IsFalse(t.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<String>)));
}
It might be overkill but I use extension methods like the following. They check interfaces as well as subclasses. It can also return the type that has the specified generic definition.
E.g. for the example in the question it can test against generic interface as well as generic class. The returned type can be used with GetGenericArguments to determine that the generic argument type is "SomeType".
/// <summary>
/// Checks whether this type has the specified definition in its ancestry.
/// </summary>
public static bool HasGenericDefinition(this Type type, Type definition)
{
return GetTypeWithGenericDefinition(type, definition) != null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the actual type implementing the specified definition from the
/// ancestry of the type, if available. Else, null.
/// </summary>
public static Type GetTypeWithGenericDefinition(this Type type, Type definition)
{
if (type == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
if (definition == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("definition");
if (!definition.IsGenericTypeDefinition)
throw new ArgumentException(
"The definition needs to be a GenericTypeDefinition", "definition");
if (definition.IsInterface)
foreach (var interfaceType in type.GetInterfaces())
if (interfaceType.IsGenericType
&& interfaceType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == definition)
return interfaceType;
for (Type t = type; t != null; t = t.BaseType)
if (t.IsGenericType && t.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == definition)
return t;
return null;
}
JaredPar's code works but only for one level of inheritance. For unlimited levels of inheritance, use the following code
public bool IsTypeDerivedFromGenericType(Type typeToCheck, Type genericType)
{
if (typeToCheck == typeof(object))
{
return false;
}
else if (typeToCheck == null)
{
return false;
}
else if (typeToCheck.IsGenericType && typeToCheck.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == genericType)
{
return true;
}
else
{
return IsTypeDerivedFromGenericType(typeToCheck.BaseType, genericType);
}
}
Simple solution: just create and add a second, non-generic interface to the generic class:
public interface IGenericClass
{
}
public class GenericClass<T> : GenericInterface<T>, IGenericClass
{
}
Then just check for that in any way you like using is, as, IsAssignableFrom, etc.
if (thing is IGenericClass)
{
// Do work
{
Obviously only possible if you have the ability to edit the generic class (which the OP seems to have), but it's a bit more elegant and readable than using a cryptic extension method.
It seems to me that this implementation works in more cases (generic class and interface with or without initiated parameters, regardless of the number of child and parameters):
public static class ReflexionExtension
{
public static bool IsSubClassOfGeneric(this Type child, Type parent)
{
if (child == parent)
return false;
if (child.IsSubclassOf(parent))
return true;
var parameters = parent.GetGenericArguments();
var isParameterLessGeneric = !(parameters != null && parameters.Length > 0 &&
((parameters[0].Attributes & TypeAttributes.BeforeFieldInit) == TypeAttributes.BeforeFieldInit));
while (child != null && child != typeof(object))
{
var cur = GetFullTypeDefinition(child);
if (parent == cur || (isParameterLessGeneric && cur.GetInterfaces().Select(i => GetFullTypeDefinition(i)).Contains(GetFullTypeDefinition(parent))))
return true;
else if (!isParameterLessGeneric)
if (GetFullTypeDefinition(parent) == cur && !cur.IsInterface)
{
if (VerifyGenericArguments(GetFullTypeDefinition(parent), cur))
if (VerifyGenericArguments(parent, child))
return true;
}
else
foreach (var item in child.GetInterfaces().Where(i => GetFullTypeDefinition(parent) == GetFullTypeDefinition(i)))
if (VerifyGenericArguments(parent, item))
return true;
child = child.BaseType;
}
return false;
}
private static Type GetFullTypeDefinition(Type type)
{
return type.IsGenericType ? type.GetGenericTypeDefinition() : type;
}
private static bool VerifyGenericArguments(Type parent, Type child)
{
Type[] childArguments = child.GetGenericArguments();
Type[] parentArguments = parent.GetGenericArguments();
if (childArguments.Length == parentArguments.Length)
for (int i = 0; i < childArguments.Length; i++)
if (childArguments[i].Assembly != parentArguments[i].Assembly || childArguments[i].Name != parentArguments[i].Name || childArguments[i].Namespace != parentArguments[i].Namespace)
if (!childArguments[i].IsSubclassOf(parentArguments[i]))
return false;
return true;
}
}
Here are my 70 76 test cases:
[TestMethod]
public void IsSubClassOfGenericTest()
{
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<>)), " 1");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(WrongBaseGeneric<>)), " 2");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), " 3");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IWrongBaseGeneric<>)), " 4");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), " 5");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IWrongBaseGeneric<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGeneric2<>)), " 6");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric2<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<>)), " 7");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric2<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<>)), " 8");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<Class1>)), " 9");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(WrongBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "10");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "11");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IWrongBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "12");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "13");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(BaseGeneric<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGeneric2<Class1>)), "14");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGeneric2<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<Class1>)), "15");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGeneric)), "16");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IChildGeneric).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IChildGeneric)), "17");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IChildGeneric2<>)), "18");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGeneric2<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), "19");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGeneric2<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), "20");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IChildGeneric2<Class1>)), "21");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGeneric2<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "22");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<Class1>)), "23");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGeneric<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "24");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric<>)), "25");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGeneric<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), "26");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGeneric<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), "27");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "28");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGeneric2<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<Class1>)), "29");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGeneric2<>)), "30");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGeneric2<>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), "31");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGeneric2<Class1>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGeneric<>)), "32");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<,>)), "33");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(WrongBaseGenericA<,>)), "34");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "35");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IWrongBaseGenericA<,>)), "36");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "37");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IWrongBaseGenericA<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGenericA2<,>)), "38");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA2<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<,>)), "39");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<,>)), "40");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "41");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(WrongBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "42");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "43");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IWrongBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "44");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "45");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>)), "46");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "47");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGenericA)), "48");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IChildGenericA).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IChildGenericA)), "49");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IChildGenericA2<,>)), "50");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGenericA2<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "51");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "52");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>)), "53");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(IChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "54");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "55");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "56");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<,>)), "57");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGenericA<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "58");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "59");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "60");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "61");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA2<,>)), "62");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGenericA2<,>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "63");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(BaseGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<,>)), "64");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(BaseGenericA2<ClassB, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "65");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassB, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(ChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB>)), "66");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(BaseGenericA2<ClassB, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB>)), "67");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA3<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "68");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA4<ClassA, ClassB>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "69");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA3<ClassB, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "68-2");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA3<ClassA, ClassB2>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "68-3");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA3<ClassB2, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(BaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "68-4");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA4<ClassB, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "69-2");
Assert.IsTrue(typeof(ChildGenericA4<ClassA, ClassB2>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "69-3");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(ChildGenericA4<ClassB2, ClassA>).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "69-4");
Assert.IsFalse(typeof(bool).IsSubClassOfGeneric(typeof(IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC>)), "70");
}
Classes and interfaces for testing :
public class Class1 { }
public class BaseGeneric<T> : IBaseGeneric<T> { }
public class BaseGeneric2<T> : IBaseGeneric<T>, IInterfaceBidon { }
public interface IBaseGeneric<T> { }
public class ChildGeneric : BaseGeneric<Class1> { }
public interface IChildGeneric : IBaseGeneric<Class1> { }
public class ChildGeneric2<Class1> : BaseGeneric<Class1> { }
public interface IChildGeneric2<Class1> : IBaseGeneric<Class1> { }
public class WrongBaseGeneric<T> { }
public interface IWrongBaseGeneric<T> { }
public interface IInterfaceBidon { }
public class ClassA { }
public class ClassB { }
public class ClassC { }
public class ClassB2 : ClassB { }
public class BaseGenericA<T, U> : IBaseGenericA<T, U> { }
public class BaseGenericB<T, U, V> { }
public interface IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC> { }
public class BaseGenericA2<T, U> : IBaseGenericA<T, U>, IInterfaceBidonA { }
public interface IBaseGenericA<T, U> { }
public class ChildGenericA : BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB> { }
public interface IChildGenericA : IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB> { }
public class ChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB> : BaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB> { }
public class ChildGenericA3<ClassA, ClassB> : BaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC> { }
public class ChildGenericA4<ClassA, ClassB> : IBaseGenericB<ClassA, ClassB, ClassC> { }
public interface IChildGenericA2<ClassA, ClassB> : IBaseGenericA<ClassA, ClassB> { }
public class WrongBaseGenericA<T, U> { }
public interface IWrongBaseGenericA<T, U> { }
public interface IInterfaceBidonA { }
JaredPar,
This did not work for me if I pass typeof(type<>) as toCheck. Here's what I changed.
static bool IsSubclassOfRawGeneric(Type generic, Type toCheck) {
while (toCheck != typeof(object)) {
var cur = toCheck.IsGenericType ? toCheck.GetGenericTypeDefinition() : toCheck;
if (cur.IsGenericType && generic.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == cur.GetGenericTypeDefinition()) {
return true;
}
toCheck = toCheck.BaseType;
}
return false;
}
@EnocNRoll - Ananda Gopal 's answer is interesting, but in case an instance is not instantiated beforehand or you want to check with a generic type definition, I'd suggest this method:
public static bool TypeIs(this Type x, Type d) {
if(null==d) {
return false;
}
for(var c = x; null!=c; c=c.BaseType) {
var a = c.GetInterfaces();
for(var i = a.Length; i-->=0;) {
var t = i<0 ? c : a[i];
if(t==d||t.IsGenericType&&t.GetGenericTypeDefinition()==d) {
return true;
}
}
}
return false;
}
and use it like:
var b = typeof(char[]).TypeIs(typeof(IList<>)); // true
There are four conditional cases when both t(to be tested) and d are generic types and two cases are covered by t==d which are (1)neither t nor d is a generic definition or (2) both of them are generic definitions. The rest cases are one of them is a generic definition, only when d is already a generic definition we have the chance to say a t is a d but not vice versa.
It should work with arbitrary classes or interfaces you want to test, and returns what as if you test an instance of that type with the is operator.
I worked through some of these samples and found they were lacking in some cases. This version works with all kinds of generics: types, interfaces and type definitions thereof.
public static bool InheritsOrImplements(this Type child, Type parent)
{
parent = ResolveGenericTypeDefinition(parent);
var currentChild = child.IsGenericType
? child.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
: child;
while (currentChild != typeof (object))
{
if (parent == currentChild || HasAnyInterfaces(parent, currentChild))
return true;
currentChild = currentChild.BaseType != null
&& currentChild.BaseType.IsGenericType
? currentChild.BaseType.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
: currentChild.BaseType;
if (currentChild == null)
return false;
}
return false;
}
private static bool HasAnyInterfaces(Type parent, Type child)
{
return child.GetInterfaces()
.Any(childInterface =>
{
var currentInterface = childInterface.IsGenericType
? childInterface.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
: childInterface;
return currentInterface == parent;
});
}
private static Type ResolveGenericTypeDefinition(Type parent)
{
var shouldUseGenericType = true;
if (parent.IsGenericType && parent.GetGenericTypeDefinition() != parent)
shouldUseGenericType = false;
if (parent.IsGenericType && shouldUseGenericType)
parent = parent.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
return parent;
}
Here are the unit tests also:
protected interface IFooInterface
{
}
protected interface IGenericFooInterface<T>
{
}
protected class FooBase
{
}
protected class FooImplementor
: FooBase, IFooInterface
{
}
protected class GenericFooBase
: FooImplementor, IGenericFooInterface<object>
{
}
protected class GenericFooImplementor<T>
: FooImplementor, IGenericFooInterface<T>
{
}
[Test]
public void Should_inherit_or_implement_non_generic_interface()
{
Assert.That(typeof(FooImplementor)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IFooInterface)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void Should_inherit_or_implement_generic_interface()
{
Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooBase)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void Should_inherit_or_implement_generic_interface_by_generic_subclass()
{
Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooImplementor<>)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void Should_inherit_or_implement_generic_interface_by_generic_subclass_not_caring_about_generic_type_parameter()
{
Assert.That(new GenericFooImplementor<string>().GetType()
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void Should_not_inherit_or_implement_generic_interface_by_generic_subclass_not_caring_about_generic_type_parameter()
{
Assert.That(new GenericFooImplementor<string>().GetType()
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<int>)), Is.False);
}
[Test]
public void Should_inherit_or_implement_non_generic_class()
{
Assert.That(typeof(FooImplementor)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(FooBase)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void Should_inherit_or_implement_any_base_type()
{
Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooImplementor<>)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(FooBase)), Is.True);
}
late to the game on this... i too have yet another permutation of JarodPar's answer.
here's Type.IsSubClassOf(Type) courtesy of reflector:
public virtual bool IsSubclassOf(Type c)
{
Type baseType = this;
if (!(baseType == c))
{
while (baseType != null)
{
if (baseType == c)
{
return true;
}
baseType = baseType.BaseType;
}
return false;
}
return false;
}
from that, we see that it's not doing anything too cray cray and is similar to JaredPar's iterative approach. so far, so good. here's my version (disclaimer: not thoroughly tested, so lemme know if you find issues)
public static bool IsExtension(this Type thisType, Type potentialSuperType)
{
//
// protect ya neck
//
if (thisType == null || potentialSuperType == null || thisType == potentialSuperType) return false;
//
// don't need to traverse inheritance for interface extension, so check/do these first
//
if (potentialSuperType.IsInterface)
{
foreach (var interfaceType in thisType.GetInterfaces())
{
var tempType = interfaceType.IsGenericType ? interfaceType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() : interfaceType;
if (tempType == potentialSuperType)
{
return true;
}
}
}
//
// do the concrete type checks, iterating up the inheritance chain, as in orignal
//
while (thisType != null && thisType != typeof(object))
{
var cur = thisType.IsGenericType ? thisType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() : thisType;
if (potentialSuperType == cur)
{
return true;
}
thisType = thisType.BaseType;
}
return false;
}
basically this is just an extension method to System.Type - i did this to intentionally limit the "thisType" Type to concrete Types, as my immediate usage is to LINQ query "where" predicates against Type objects. i'm sure all you smart folks out there could bang it down to an efficient, all-purpose static method if you need to :) the code does a few things the answer's code doesn't
the rest is basically the same as JaredPar's code
Added to @jaredpar's answer, here's what I use to check for interfaces:
public static bool IsImplementerOfRawGeneric(this Type type, Type toCheck)
{
if (toCheck.GetTypeInfo().IsClass)
{
return false;
}
return type.GetInterfaces().Any(interfaceType =>
{
var current = interfaceType.GetTypeInfo().IsGenericType ?
interfaceType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() : interfaceType;
return current == toCheck;
});
}
public static bool IsSubTypeOfRawGeneric(this Type type, Type toCheck)
{
return type.IsInterface ?
IsImplementerOfRawGeneric(type, toCheck)
: IsSubclassOfRawGeneric(type, toCheck);
}
Ex:
Console.WriteLine(typeof(IList<>).IsSubTypeOfRawGeneric(typeof(IList<int>))); // true
(Reposted due to a massive rewrite)
JaredPar's code answer is fantastic, but I have a tip that would make it unnecessary if your generic types are not based on value type parameters. I was hung up on why the "is" operator would not work, so I have also documented the results of my experimentation for future reference. Please enhance this answer to further enhance its clarity.
If you make certain that your GenericClass implementation inherits from an abstract non-generic base class such as GenericClassBase, you could ask the same question without any trouble at all like this:
typeof(Test).IsSubclassOf(typeof(GenericClassBase))
My testing indicates that IsSubclassOf() does not work on parameterless generic types such as
typeof(GenericClass<>)
whereas it will work with
typeof(GenericClass<SomeType>)
Therefore the following code will work for any derivation of GenericClass<>, assuming you are willing to test based on SomeType:
typeof(Test).IsSubclassOf(typeof(GenericClass<SomeType>))
The only time I can imagine that you would want to test by GenericClass<> is in a plug-in framework scenario.
At design-time C# does not allow the use of parameterless generics because they are essentially not a complete CLR type at that point. Therefore, you must declare generic variables with parameters, and that is why the "is" operator is so powerful for working with objects. Incidentally, the "is" operator also can not evaluate parameterless generic types.
The "is" operator will test the entire inheritance chain, including interfaces.
So, given an instance of any object, the following method will do the trick:
bool IsTypeof<T>(object t)
{
return (t is T);
}
This is sort of redundant, but I figured I would go ahead and visualize it for everybody.
Given
var t = new Test();
The following lines of code would return true:
bool test1 = IsTypeof<GenericInterface<SomeType>>(t);
bool test2 = IsTypeof<GenericClass<SomeType>>(t);
bool test3 = IsTypeof<Test>(t);
On the other hand, if you want something specific to GenericClass, you could make it more specific, I suppose, like this:
bool IsTypeofGenericClass<SomeType>(object t)
{
return (t is GenericClass<SomeType>);
}
Then you would test like this:
bool test1 = IsTypeofGenericClass<SomeType>(t);
This can all be done easily with linq. This will find any types that are a subclass of generic base class GenericBaseType.
IEnumerable<Type> allTypes = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetTypes();
IEnumerable<Type> mySubclasses = allTypes.Where(t => t.BaseType != null
&& t.BaseType.IsGenericType
&& t.BaseType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(GenericBaseType<,>));
JaredPar's code works but only for one level of inheritance. For unlimited levels of inheritance, use the following code
public bool IsTypeDerivedFromGenericType(Type typeToCheck, Type genericType)
{
if (typeToCheck == typeof(object))
{
return false;
}
else if (typeToCheck == null)
{
return false;
}
else if (typeToCheck.IsGenericType && typeToCheck.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == genericType)
{
return true;
}
else
{
return IsTypeDerivedFromGenericType(typeToCheck.BaseType, genericType);
}
}
(Reposted due to a massive rewrite)
JaredPar's code answer is fantastic, but I have a tip that would make it unnecessary if your generic types are not based on value type parameters. I was hung up on why the "is" operator would not work, so I have also documented the results of my experimentation for future reference. Please enhance this answer to further enhance its clarity.
If you make certain that your GenericClass implementation inherits from an abstract non-generic base class such as GenericClassBase, you could ask the same question without any trouble at all like this:
typeof(Test).IsSubclassOf(typeof(GenericClassBase))
My testing indicates that IsSubclassOf() does not work on parameterless generic types such as
typeof(GenericClass<>)
whereas it will work with
typeof(GenericClass<SomeType>)
Therefore the following code will work for any derivation of GenericClass<>, assuming you are willing to test based on SomeType:
typeof(Test).IsSubclassOf(typeof(GenericClass<SomeType>))
The only time I can imagine that you would want to test by GenericClass<> is in a plug-in framework scenario.
At design-time C# does not allow the use of parameterless generics because they are essentially not a complete CLR type at that point. Therefore, you must declare generic variables with parameters, and that is why the "is" operator is so powerful for working with objects. Incidentally, the "is" operator also can not evaluate parameterless generic types.
The "is" operator will test the entire inheritance chain, including interfaces.
So, given an instance of any object, the following method will do the trick:
bool IsTypeof<T>(object t)
{
return (t is T);
}
This is sort of redundant, but I figured I would go ahead and visualize it for everybody.
Given
var t = new Test();
The following lines of code would return true:
bool test1 = IsTypeof<GenericInterface<SomeType>>(t);
bool test2 = IsTypeof<GenericClass<SomeType>>(t);
bool test3 = IsTypeof<Test>(t);
On the other hand, if you want something specific to GenericClass, you could make it more specific, I suppose, like this:
bool IsTypeofGenericClass<SomeType>(object t)
{
return (t is GenericClass<SomeType>);
}
Then you would test like this:
bool test1 = IsTypeofGenericClass<SomeType>(t);
You can try this extension
public static bool IsSubClassOfGenericClass(this Type type, Type genericClass,Type t)
{
return type.IsSubclassOf(genericClass.MakeGenericType(new[] { t }));
}
JaredPar,
This did not work for me if I pass typeof(type<>) as toCheck. Here's what I changed.
static bool IsSubclassOfRawGeneric(Type generic, Type toCheck) {
while (toCheck != typeof(object)) {
var cur = toCheck.IsGenericType ? toCheck.GetGenericTypeDefinition() : toCheck;
if (cur.IsGenericType && generic.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == cur.GetGenericTypeDefinition()) {
return true;
}
toCheck = toCheck.BaseType;
}
return false;
}
I worked through some of these samples and found they were lacking in some cases. This version works with all kinds of generics: types, interfaces and type definitions thereof.
public static bool InheritsOrImplements(this Type child, Type parent)
{
parent = ResolveGenericTypeDefinition(parent);
var currentChild = child.IsGenericType
? child.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
: child;
while (currentChild != typeof (object))
{
if (parent == currentChild || HasAnyInterfaces(parent, currentChild))
return true;
currentChild = currentChild.BaseType != null
&& currentChild.BaseType.IsGenericType
? currentChild.BaseType.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
: currentChild.BaseType;
if (currentChild == null)
return false;
}
return false;
}
private static bool HasAnyInterfaces(Type parent, Type child)
{
return child.GetInterfaces()
.Any(childInterface =>
{
var currentInterface = childInterface.IsGenericType
? childInterface.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
: childInterface;
return currentInterface == parent;
});
}
private static Type ResolveGenericTypeDefinition(Type parent)
{
var shouldUseGenericType = true;
if (parent.IsGenericType && parent.GetGenericTypeDefinition() != parent)
shouldUseGenericType = false;
if (parent.IsGenericType && shouldUseGenericType)
parent = parent.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
return parent;
}
Here are the unit tests also:
protected interface IFooInterface
{
}
protected interface IGenericFooInterface<T>
{
}
protected class FooBase
{
}
protected class FooImplementor
: FooBase, IFooInterface
{
}
protected class GenericFooBase
: FooImplementor, IGenericFooInterface<object>
{
}
protected class GenericFooImplementor<T>
: FooImplementor, IGenericFooInterface<T>
{
}
[Test]
public void Should_inherit_or_implement_non_generic_interface()
{
Assert.That(typeof(FooImplementor)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IFooInterface)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void Should_inherit_or_implement_generic_interface()
{
Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooBase)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void Should_inherit_or_implement_generic_interface_by_generic_subclass()
{
Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooImplementor<>)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void Should_inherit_or_implement_generic_interface_by_generic_subclass_not_caring_about_generic_type_parameter()
{
Assert.That(new GenericFooImplementor<string>().GetType()
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void Should_not_inherit_or_implement_generic_interface_by_generic_subclass_not_caring_about_generic_type_parameter()
{
Assert.That(new GenericFooImplementor<string>().GetType()
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<int>)), Is.False);
}
[Test]
public void Should_inherit_or_implement_non_generic_class()
{
Assert.That(typeof(FooImplementor)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(FooBase)), Is.True);
}
[Test]
public void Should_inherit_or_implement_any_base_type()
{
Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooImplementor<>)
.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(FooBase)), Is.True);
}
This can all be done easily with linq. This will find any types that are a subclass of generic base class GenericBaseType.
IEnumerable<Type> allTypes = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetTypes();
IEnumerable<Type> mySubclasses = allTypes.Where(t => t.BaseType != null
&& t.BaseType.IsGenericType
&& t.BaseType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(GenericBaseType<,>));
You can try this extension
public static bool IsSubClassOfGenericClass(this Type type, Type genericClass,Type t)
{
return type.IsSubclassOf(genericClass.MakeGenericType(new[] { t }));
}
(Reposted due to a massive rewrite)
JaredPar's code answer is fantastic, but I have a tip that would make it unnecessary if your generic types are not based on value type parameters. I was hung up on why the "is" operator would not work, so I have also documented the results of my experimentation for future reference. Please enhance this answer to further enhance its clarity.
If you make certain that your GenericClass implementation inherits from an abstract non-generic base class such as GenericClassBase, you could ask the same question without any trouble at all like this:
typeof(Test).IsSubclassOf(typeof(GenericClassBase))
My testing indicates that IsSubclassOf() does not work on parameterless generic types such as
typeof(GenericClass<>)
whereas it will work with
typeof(GenericClass<SomeType>)
Therefore the following code will work for any derivation of GenericClass<>, assuming you are willing to test based on SomeType:
typeof(Test).IsSubclassOf(typeof(GenericClass<SomeType>))
The only time I can imagine that you would want to test by GenericClass<> is in a plug-in framework scenario.
At design-time C# does not allow the use of parameterless generics because they are essentially not a complete CLR type at that point. Therefore, you must declare generic variables with parameters, and that is why the "is" operator is so powerful for working with objects. Incidentally, the "is" operator also can not evaluate parameterless generic types.
The "is" operator will test the entire inheritance chain, including interfaces.
So, given an instance of any object, the following method will do the trick:
bool IsTypeof<T>(object t)
{
return (t is T);
}
This is sort of redundant, but I figured I would go ahead and visualize it for everybody.
Given
var t = new Test();
The following lines of code would return true:
bool test1 = IsTypeof<GenericInterface<SomeType>>(t);
bool test2 = IsTypeof<GenericClass<SomeType>>(t);
bool test3 = IsTypeof<Test>(t);
On the other hand, if you want something specific to GenericClass, you could make it more specific, I suppose, like this:
bool IsTypeofGenericClass<SomeType>(object t)
{
return (t is GenericClass<SomeType>);
}
Then you would test like this:
bool test1 = IsTypeofGenericClass<SomeType>(t);
JaredPar's code works but only for one level of inheritance. For unlimited levels of inheritance, use the following code
public bool IsTypeDerivedFromGenericType(Type typeToCheck, Type genericType)
{
if (typeToCheck == typeof(object))
{
return false;
}
else if (typeToCheck == null)
{
return false;
}
else if (typeToCheck.IsGenericType && typeToCheck.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == genericType)
{
return true;
}
else
{
return IsTypeDerivedFromGenericType(typeToCheck.BaseType, genericType);
}
}
Here's a little method I created for checking that a object is derived from a specific type. Works great for me!
internal static bool IsDerivativeOf(this Type t, Type typeToCompare)
{
if (t == null) throw new NullReferenceException();
if (t.BaseType == null) return false;
if (t.BaseType == typeToCompare) return true;
else return t.BaseType.IsDerivativeOf(typeToCompare);
}
Added to @jaredpar's answer, here's what I use to check for interfaces:
public static bool IsImplementerOfRawGeneric(this Type type, Type toCheck)
{
if (toCheck.GetTypeInfo().IsClass)
{
return false;
}
return type.GetInterfaces().Any(interfaceType =>
{
var current = interfaceType.GetTypeInfo().IsGenericType ?
interfaceType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() : interfaceType;
return current == toCheck;
});
}
public static bool IsSubTypeOfRawGeneric(this Type type, Type toCheck)
{
return type.IsInterface ?
IsImplementerOfRawGeneric(type, toCheck)
: IsSubclassOfRawGeneric(type, toCheck);
}
Ex:
Console.WriteLine(typeof(IList<>).IsSubTypeOfRawGeneric(typeof(IList<int>))); // true
Here's a little method I created for checking that a object is derived from a specific type. Works great for me!
internal static bool IsDerivativeOf(this Type t, Type typeToCompare)
{
if (t == null) throw new NullReferenceException();
if (t.BaseType == null) return false;
if (t.BaseType == typeToCompare) return true;
else return t.BaseType.IsDerivativeOf(typeToCompare);
}
Type _type = myclass.GetType();
PropertyInfo[] _propertyInfos = _type.GetProperties();
Boolean _test = _propertyInfos[0].PropertyType.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
== typeof(List<>);
It might be overkill but I use extension methods like the following. They check interfaces as well as subclasses. It can also return the type that has the specified generic definition.
E.g. for the example in the question it can test against generic interface as well as generic class. The returned type can be used with GetGenericArguments to determine that the generic argument type is "SomeType".
/// <summary>
/// Checks whether this type has the specified definition in its ancestry.
/// </summary>
public static bool HasGenericDefinition(this Type type, Type definition)
{
return GetTypeWithGenericDefinition(type, definition) != null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the actual type implementing the specified definition from the
/// ancestry of the type, if available. Else, null.
/// </summary>
public static Type GetTypeWithGenericDefinition(this Type type, Type definition)
{
if (type == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
if (definition == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("definition");
if (!definition.IsGenericTypeDefinition)
throw new ArgumentException(
"The definition needs to be a GenericTypeDefinition", "definition");
if (definition.IsInterface)
foreach (var interfaceType in type.GetInterfaces())
if (interfaceType.IsGenericType
&& interfaceType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == definition)
return interfaceType;
for (Type t = type; t != null; t = t.BaseType)
if (t.IsGenericType && t.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == definition)
return t;
return null;
}
(Reposted due to a massive rewrite)
JaredPar's code answer is fantastic, but I have a tip that would make it unnecessary if your generic types are not based on value type parameters. I was hung up on why the "is" operator would not work, so I have also documented the results of my experimentation for future reference. Please enhance this answer to further enhance its clarity.
If you make certain that your GenericClass implementation inherits from an abstract non-generic base class such as GenericClassBase, you could ask the same question without any trouble at all like this:
typeof(Test).IsSubclassOf(typeof(GenericClassBase))
My testing indicates that IsSubclassOf() does not work on parameterless generic types such as
typeof(GenericClass<>)
whereas it will work with
typeof(GenericClass<SomeType>)
Therefore the following code will work for any derivation of GenericClass<>, assuming you are willing to test based on SomeType:
typeof(Test).IsSubclassOf(typeof(GenericClass<SomeType>))
The only time I can imagine that you would want to test by GenericClass<> is in a plug-in framework scenario.
At design-time C# does not allow the use of parameterless generics because they are essentially not a complete CLR type at that point. Therefore, you must declare generic variables with parameters, and that is why the "is" operator is so powerful for working with objects. Incidentally, the "is" operator also can not evaluate parameterless generic types.
The "is" operator will test the entire inheritance chain, including interfaces.
So, given an instance of any object, the following method will do the trick:
bool IsTypeof<T>(object t)
{
return (t is T);
}
This is sort of redundant, but I figured I would go ahead and visualize it for everybody.
Given
var t = new Test();
The following lines of code would return true:
bool test1 = IsTypeof<GenericInterface<SomeType>>(t);
bool test2 = IsTypeof<GenericClass<SomeType>>(t);
bool test3 = IsTypeof<Test>(t);
On the other hand, if you want something specific to GenericClass, you could make it more specific, I suppose, like this:
bool IsTypeofGenericClass<SomeType>(object t)
{
return (t is GenericClass<SomeType>);
}
Then you would test like this:
bool test1 = IsTypeofGenericClass<SomeType>(t);
late to the game on this... i too have yet another permutation of JarodPar's answer.
here's Type.IsSubClassOf(Type) courtesy of reflector:
public virtual bool IsSubclassOf(Type c)
{
Type baseType = this;
if (!(baseType == c))
{
while (baseType != null)
{
if (baseType == c)
{
return true;
}
baseType = baseType.BaseType;
}
return false;
}
return false;
}
from that, we see that it's not doing anything too cray cray and is similar to JaredPar's iterative approach. so far, so good. here's my version (disclaimer: not thoroughly tested, so lemme know if you find issues)
public static bool IsExtension(this Type thisType, Type potentialSuperType)
{
//
// protect ya neck
//
if (thisType == null || potentialSuperType == null || thisType == potentialSuperType) return false;
//
// don't need to traverse inheritance for interface extension, so check/do these first
//
if (potentialSuperType.IsInterface)
{
foreach (var interfaceType in thisType.GetInterfaces())
{
var tempType = interfaceType.IsGenericType ? interfaceType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() : interfaceType;
if (tempType == potentialSuperType)
{
return true;
}
}
}
//
// do the concrete type checks, iterating up the inheritance chain, as in orignal
//
while (thisType != null && thisType != typeof(object))
{
var cur = thisType.IsGenericType ? thisType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() : thisType;
if (potentialSuperType == cur)
{
return true;
}
thisType = thisType.BaseType;
}
return false;
}
basically this is just an extension method to System.Type - i did this to intentionally limit the "thisType" Type to concrete Types, as my immediate usage is to LINQ query "where" predicates against Type objects. i'm sure all you smart folks out there could bang it down to an efficient, all-purpose static method if you need to :) the code does a few things the answer's code doesn't
the rest is basically the same as JaredPar's code
Source: Stackoverflow.com