public static MethodReference FindBaseMethod(this MethodDefinition methodDefinition)
{
TypeReference baseTypeReference = methodDefinition.DeclaringType.BaseType;
while (baseTypeReference != null)
{
TypeDefinition baseTypeDefinition = baseTypeReference.Resolve();
MethodDefinition matchingMethodDefinition =
MetadataResolver.GetMethod(baseTypeDefinition.Methods, methodDefinition);
if (matchingMethodDefinition != null)
{
MethodReference importedReference =
methodDefinition.Module.ImportReference(matchingMethodDefinition);
if (!baseTypeReference.IsGenericInstance)
{
return(importedReference);
}
GenericInstanceType genericInstanceType = (GenericInstanceType)baseTypeReference;
TypeReference[] genericArgumentTypes = genericInstanceType.GenericArguments
.Select(reference => methodDefinition.Module.ImportReference(reference))
.ToArray();
return(importedReference.CreateGenericMethod(genericArgumentTypes));
}
baseTypeReference = baseTypeDefinition.BaseType;
}
return(methodDefinition);
}
public static MethodReference CreateGenericMethodIfNeeded(this MethodReference methodReference)
{
TypeReference declaringType = methodReference.DeclaringType;
while (declaringType?.HasGenericParameters == false)
{
declaringType = declaringType.Resolve().BaseType;
}
return(declaringType?.HasGenericParameters == true
? methodReference.CreateGenericMethod(
declaringType.GenericParameters.Select(parameter => parameter.GetElementType()).ToArray())
: methodReference);
}