/// <summary>
/// Uses <see cref="System.Reflection.Assembly.Load(AssemblyName)"/>
/// to load an <see cref="System.Reflection.Assembly"/> and then the attendant
/// <see cref="System.Type"/> referred to by the <paramref name="typeInfo"/>
/// parameter.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="typeInfo">
/// The assembly and type to be loaded.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A <see cref="System.Type"/>, or <see lang="null"/>.
/// </returns>
/// <exception cref="System.Exception">
/// <see cref="System.Reflection.Assembly.Load(AssemblyName)"/>
/// </exception>
private static Type LoadTypeDirectlyFromAssembly(TypeAssemblyHolder typeInfo)
{
Type resolvedType = null;
var assembly = AssemblyResolver.Resolve(typeInfo.AssemblyName);
if (assembly != null)
{
resolvedType = assembly.GetType(typeInfo.TypeName, true, true);
}
return(resolvedType);
}
/// <summary>
/// Uses <see cref="System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetReferencedAssemblies()"/>
/// to load the attendant <see cref="System.Type"/> referred to by
/// the <paramref name="typeInfo"/> parameter.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="typeInfo">
/// The type to be loaded.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A <see cref="System.Type"/>, or <see lang="null"/>.
/// </returns>
private static Type LoadTypeByIteratingOverAllLoadedAssemblies(TypeAssemblyHolder typeInfo)
{
Type resolvedType = null;
var anames = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetReferencedAssemblies();
foreach (var aname in Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetReferencedAssemblies())
{
var assembly = Assembly.Load(aname);
resolvedType = assembly.GetType(typeInfo.TypeName, false, false);
if (resolvedType != null)
{
break;
}
}
return(resolvedType);
}