//
// This is a port of the desktop CLR's RuntimeType.FormatTypeName() routine. This routine is used by various Reflection ToString() methods
// to display the name of a type. Do not use for any other purpose as it inherits some pretty quirky desktop behavior.
//
// The Project N version takes a raw metadata handle rather than a completed type so that it remains robust in the face of missing metadata.
//
public static String FormatTypeName(this Handle typeDefRefOrSpecHandle, MetadataReader reader, TypeContext typeContext, ReflectionDomain reflectionDomain)
{
try
{
// Though we wrap this in a try-catch as a failsafe, this code must still strive to avoid triggering MissingMetadata exceptions
// (non-error exceptions are very annoying when debugging.)
Exception exception = null;
RuntimeType runtimeType = reflectionDomain.TryResolve(reader, typeDefRefOrSpecHandle, typeContext, ref exception);
if (runtimeType == null)
{
return(UnavailableType);
}
// Because this runtimeType came from a successful TryResolve() call, it is safe to querying the TypeInfo's of the type and its component parts.
// If we're wrong, we do have the safety net of a try-catch.
return(runtimeType.FormatTypeName());
}
catch (Exception)
{
return(UnavailableType);
}
}
