Class TypeExtensions

This static class that provides extension methods for the Type class.

Inheritance
object
TypeExtensions
Namespace: Primitively
Assembly: Primitively.Abstractions.dll
Syntax
public static class TypeExtensions
Remarks

This class provides the method IsAssignableTo(Type, Type) which is missing from .NET Standard.

Methods

IsAssignableTo(Type, Type)

Determines whether an instance of the current Type can be assigned to a variable of the specified targetType.

Declaration
public static bool IsAssignableTo(this Type type, Type targetType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type type

The current type.
Type targetType

The type to compare with the current type.
Returns
Type Description
bool

true if any of the following conditions is true:

  • The current instance and targetType represent the same type.
  • The current type is derived either directly or indirectly from targetType.
  • targetType is an interface that the current type implements.
  • The current type is a generic type parameter, and targetType represents one of the constraints of the current type.
  • The current type represents a value type, and targetType represents Nullable<T>. false if none of these conditions are true, or if targetType is null.