/// <summary>
/// Gets a <see cref="DataType"/> by fully
/// qualified name.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fullName">Full name of the data type to retrieve</param>
/// <returns>
/// The <see cref="DataType"/> matching the specified name or null
/// if the data type does not exist.
/// </returns>
public T GetDataType <T>(string fullName) where T : DataType
{
T resDataType = null;
// Check reflection object type cache
if (!this.reflectionTypes.ContainsKey(fullName))
{
// Type not found in cache
resDataType = ReflectionObjectType.Get(this, fullName) as T;
if (resDataType != null)
{
this.reflectionTypes.Add(fullName, resDataType);
}
}
else
{
// Type found in cache
resDataType = (T)this.reflectionTypes[fullName];
}
if (resDataType == default(T) && this.NextProvider != null)
{
// Type not found. Type the next metadata provider.
resDataType = this.NextProvider.GetDataType <T>(fullName);
}
return(resDataType);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets an <see cref="ObjectType"/> matching the given fully
/// qualified CLR class name.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="metadataProvider">
/// Reference to <see cref="IMetadataProvider"/> service used
/// to resolve data types.
/// </param>
/// <param name="fullName">
/// Fully qualified name of the CLR class.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// Returns an instance of <see cref="ObjectType"/> for
/// the specified CLR class.
/// </returns>
internal static ObjectType Get(IMetadataProvider metadataProvider,
string fullName)
{
return(ReflectionObjectType.Get(metadataProvider, fullName,
new AppDomainAssemblyLoader()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets an <see cref="ObjectType"/> matching the given fully
/// qualified CLR class name and assembly loader.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fullName">
/// Fully qualified name of the CLR class.
/// </param>
/// <param name="assemblyLoader">
/// Assembly loader used to get available assemblies in
/// which to search for the class.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// Returns an instance of <see cref="ObjectType"/> for
/// the specified CLR class.
/// </returns>
internal static ObjectType Get(string fullName,
IAssemblyLoader assemblyLoader)
{
return(ReflectionObjectType.Get(null, fullName, assemblyLoader));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets an <see cref="ObjectType"/> matching the given fully
/// qualified CLR class name.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fullName">
/// Fully qualified name of the CLR class.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// Returns an instance of <see cref="ObjectType"/> for
/// the specified CLR class.
/// </returns>
internal static ObjectType Get(string fullName)
{
return(ReflectionObjectType.Get(fullName,
new AppDomainAssemblyLoader()));
}