public static bool TryGetListType(this Type type, out Type nestedType)
{
Type genericTypeDef = null;
Type listType = null;
try
{
genericTypeDef = type.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
}
catch (Exception) {}
if (type.IsArray)
{
listType = type;
}
else if (genericTypeDef != null && GenericListTypes.Any(t => t.IsAssignableFrom(genericTypeDef)) &&
type.GetGenericArguments().Count() == 1)
{
listType = type.GetGenericArguments().Single();
}
else
{
listType = null;
}
nestedType = listType;
return(listType != null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Check if the type is a generic list.
/// </summary>
public static bool IsGenericList(Type type)
{
return(GenericListTypes.Contains(type));
}