// Get number of generic parameters on a given type.
        // Eg, for 'Foo<t, u>', returns 2.
        // for 'Foo', returns 0.
        public int CountGenericParams(int typeToken)
        {
            // This may fail in pre V2.0 debuggees.
            //Guid IID_IMetadataImport2 = new Guid("FCE5EFA0-8BBA-4f8e-A036-8F2022B08466");
            if (!(m_importer is IMetadataImport2))
            {
                return(0); // this means we're pre v2.0 debugees.
            }
            IMetadataImport2 importer2 = (m_importer as IMetadataImport2);

            Debug.Assert(importer2 != null);

            int    dummy;
            uint   dummy2;
            IntPtr hEnum = IntPtr.Zero;
            int    count;

            importer2.EnumGenericParams(ref hEnum, typeToken, out dummy, 1, out dummy2);
            try
            {
                m_importer.CountEnum(hEnum, out count);
            }
            finally
            {
                if (hEnum != IntPtr.Zero)
                {
                    importer2.CloseEnum(hEnum);
                }
            }
            return(count);
        }
// Function translated directly from cor.h but never tested; included here in case someone wants to use it in future

/*        internal static uint CorSigUncompressElementType(// return number of bytes of that compressed data occupied in pData
 *          IntPtr pData,              // [IN] compressed data
 *          out CorElementType pElementType)       // [OUT] the expanded *pData
 *      {
 *          unsafe
 *          {
 *              byte *pBytes = (byte*)pData;
 *              pElementType = (CorElementType)(*pBytes & 0x7f);
 *              return 1;
 *          }
 *      }*/

        static internal string[] GetGenericArgumentNames(IMetadataImport importer,
                                                         int typeOrMethodToken)
        {
            IMetadataImport2 importer2 = (importer as IMetadataImport2);

            if (importer2 == null)
            {
                return(new string[0]); // this means we're pre v2.0 debugees.
            }
            Debug.Assert(importer2 != null);

            string[] genargs = null;

            IntPtr hEnum = IntPtr.Zero;

            try{
                int i = 0;
                do
                {
                    uint nOut;
                    int  genTypeToken;
                    importer2.EnumGenericParams(ref hEnum, typeOrMethodToken,
                                                out genTypeToken, 1, out nOut);
                    if (genargs == null)
                    {
                        int count;
                        importer.CountEnum(hEnum, out count);
                        genargs = new string[count];
                    }
                    if (nOut == 0)
                    {
                        break;
                    }

                    Debug.Assert(nOut == 1);
                    if (nOut == 1)
                    {
                        uint  genIndex;
                        int   genFlags, ptkOwner, ptkKind;
                        ulong genArgNameSize;

                        importer2.GetGenericParamProps(genTypeToken,
                                                       out genIndex,
                                                       out genFlags,
                                                       out ptkOwner,
                                                       out ptkKind,
                                                       null,
                                                       0,
                                                       out genArgNameSize);
                        StringBuilder genArgName = new StringBuilder((int)genArgNameSize);
                        importer2.GetGenericParamProps(genTypeToken,
                                                       out genIndex,
                                                       out genFlags,
                                                       out ptkOwner,
                                                       out ptkKind,
                                                       genArgName,
                                                       (ulong)genArgName.Capacity,
                                                       out genArgNameSize);

                        genargs[i] = genArgName.ToString();
                    }
                    ++i;
                } while(i < genargs.Length);
            }
            finally
            {
                if (hEnum != IntPtr.Zero)
                {
                    importer2.CloseEnum(hEnum);
                }
            }
            return(genargs);
        }