public static TypeReference TryGetSpecificBaseType(this TypeReference specificTypeRef)
{
var typeDef = specificTypeRef.Resolve();
if (typeDef.BaseType == null ||
typeDef.BaseType.FullName == "System.Object")
{
return(null);
}
var specificBaseTypeRef = typeDef.BaseType;
if (specificBaseTypeRef.ContainsGenericParameter)
{
var genericArgMap = new Dictionary <string, TypeReference>();
foreach (var ancestor in specificTypeRef.AllNestParentsAndSelf())
{
var specificTypeRefGenericInstance = ancestor as GenericInstanceType;
if (specificTypeRefGenericInstance != null)
{
for (int i = 0; i < typeDef.GenericParameters.Count; i++)
{
genericArgMap[typeDef.GenericParameters[i].Name] = specificTypeRefGenericInstance.GenericArguments[i];
}
}
}
specificBaseTypeRef = FillInGenericParameters(specificBaseTypeRef, genericArgMap);
}
return(specificBaseTypeRef);
}