Inheritance: TypeSignature, IResolvable
        private static TypeSignature ReadTypeSignature(
            MetadataImage image,
            IBinaryStreamReader reader,
            RecursionProtection protection)
        {
            var elementType = (ElementType)reader.ReadByte();

            switch (elementType)
            {
            case ElementType.Array:
                return(ArrayTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.Boxed:
                return(BoxedTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.ByRef:
                return(ByReferenceTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.CModOpt:
                return(OptionalModifierSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.CModReqD:
                return(RequiredModifierSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.Class:
                return(TypeDefOrRefSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.FnPtr:
                return(FunctionPointerTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.GenericInst:
                return(GenericInstanceTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.MVar:
                return(GenericParameterSignature.FromReader(image, reader, GenericParameterType.Method));

            case ElementType.Pinned:
                return(PinnedTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.Ptr:
                return(PointerTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.Sentinel:
                return(SentinelTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.SzArray:
                return(SzArrayTypeSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection));

            case ElementType.ValueType:
                var type = TypeDefOrRefSignature.FromReader(image, reader, protection);
                type.IsValueType = true;
                return(type);

            case ElementType.Var:
                return(GenericParameterSignature.FromReader(image, reader, GenericParameterType.Type));

            default:
                return(MsCorLibTypeSignature.FromElementType(image, elementType));
            }
        }
        public static TypeSignature FromReader(MetadataHeader header, IBinaryStreamReader reader)
        {
            var elementType = (ElementType)reader.ReadByte();

            switch (elementType)
            {
            case ElementType.Array:
                return(ArrayTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.Boxed:
                return(BoxedTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.ByRef:
                return(ByReferenceTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.CModOpt:
                return(OptionalModifierSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.CModReqD:
                return(RequiredModifierSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.Class:
                return(TypeDefOrRefSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.FnPtr:
                return(FunctionPointerTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.GenericInst:
                return(GenericInstanceTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.MVar:
                return(GenericParameterSignature.FromReader(header, reader, GenericParameterType.Method));

            case ElementType.Pinned:
                return(PinnedTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.Ptr:
                return(PointerTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.Sentinel:
                return(SentinelTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.SzArray:
                return(SzArrayTypeSignature.FromReader(header, reader));

            case ElementType.ValueType:
                var type = TypeDefOrRefSignature.FromReader(header, reader);
                type.IsValueType = true;
                return(type);

            case ElementType.Var:
                return(GenericParameterSignature.FromReader(header, reader, GenericParameterType.Type));

            default:
                return(MsCorLibTypeSignature.FromElementType(header, elementType));
            }
            throw new NotSupportedException();
        }
 private TypeDefOrRefSignature ImportTypeDefOrRefSignature(TypeDefOrRefSignature signature)
 {
     return new TypeDefOrRefSignature(ImportType(signature.Type))
     {
         IsValueType = signature.IsValueType
     };
 }
        /// <summary>
        /// Determines whether two types are considered equal according to their signature.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="signature1">The first type to compare.</param>
        /// <param name="descriptor">The second type to compare.</param>
        /// <returns><c>True</c> if the types are considered equal, <c>False</c> otherwise.</returns>
        public bool MatchTypes(TypeDefOrRefSignature signature1, ITypeDescriptor descriptor)
        {
            if (signature1 == null && descriptor == null)
                return true;
            if (signature1 == null || descriptor == null)
                return false;

            var signature2 = descriptor as TypeDefOrRefSignature;
            if (signature2 != null)
                return MatchTypes(signature1.Type, signature2.Type);

            var corlibType = descriptor as MsCorLibTypeSignature;
            if (corlibType != null)
                return MatchTypes(signature1.Type, corlibType.Type);

            var typeDefOrRef = descriptor as ITypeDefOrRef;
            if (typeDefOrRef != null)
                return MatchTypes(signature1.Type, typeDefOrRef);

            return false;
        }
        public void MatchTypeDefOrRefSignature()
        {
            const string typeNamespace = "SomeNamespace";
            const string typeName = "SomeType";
            var typeRef1 = new TypeReference(CreateAssemblyReference(), typeNamespace, typeName);
            var typeRef2 = new TypeReference(CreateAssemblyReference(), typeNamespace, typeName);
            var typeRef3 = new TypeReference(CreateAssemblyReference(), typeNamespace, typeName + "1");

            var resolutionScope = CreateAssemblyReference();
            resolutionScope.Name += "1";
            var typeRef4 = new TypeReference(resolutionScope, typeNamespace, typeName);

            ITypeDescriptor type1 = new TypeDefOrRefSignature(typeRef1);
            ITypeDescriptor type2 = new TypeDefOrRefSignature(typeRef2);
            ITypeDescriptor type3 = new TypeDefOrRefSignature(typeRef3);
            ITypeDescriptor type4 = new TypeDefOrRefSignature(typeRef4);

            Assert.IsTrue(_comparer.MatchTypes(type1, type2), "The same types did not match each other.");
            Assert.IsFalse(_comparer.MatchTypes(type1, type3), "A name change matched the original.");
            Assert.IsFalse(_comparer.MatchTypes(type1, type4), "A resolution scope change matched the original.");
        }