/// <summary>
/// determines the specified type from a string
/// </summary>
/// <param name="provider">provider for script named types</param>
/// <param name="token">token from which type should be determined</param>
/// <param name="typename">name of type</param>
/// <returns>Type determined from string</returns>
public static Type DetermineType(this ITypeProvider provider, IScriptToken token, string typename)
{
ITypeInstanceProvider instanceprovider = provider.GetType(typename);
if (instanceprovider != null)
{
Type type = instanceprovider.ProvidedType;
if (type == null)
{
throw new ScriptRuntimeException($"type '{typename}' does not provide type information", token);
}
return(type);
}
else
{
// try to load type dynamically
Type type = Type.GetType(typename);
if (type == null)
{
throw new ScriptRuntimeException($"Unknown type '{typename}'", token);
}
return(type);
}
}
internal NewInstance(string typename, Type type, ITypeInstanceProvider provider, IScriptToken[] parameters)
{
TypeName = typename;
Type = type;
this.provider = provider;
this.parameters = parameters;
}
/// <inheritdoc />
public void AddType(string name, ITypeInstanceProvider provider)
{
types[name] = provider;
}
