public string GetTypeReferenceString (IType type, bool highlight = true)
{
if (type == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException ("type");
if (type.Kind == TypeKind.Null)
return "?";
if (type.Kind == TypeKind.Array) {
var arrayType = (ArrayType)type;
return GetTypeReferenceString (arrayType.ElementType, highlight) + "[" + new string (',', arrayType.Dimensions - 1) + "]";
}
if (type.Kind == TypeKind.Pointer)
return GetTypeReferenceString (((PointerType)type).ElementType, highlight) + "*";
AstType astType;
try {
astType = astBuilder.ConvertType (type);
} catch (Exception e) {
var compilation = GetCompilation (type);
if (compilation == null) {
Console.WriteLine ("type:"+type.GetType ());
Console.WriteLine ("got exception while conversion:" + e);
return "?";
}
astType = new TypeSystemAstBuilder (new CSharpResolver (compilation)).ConvertType (type);
}
if (astType is PrimitiveType) {
return Highlight (astType.ToString (formattingOptions), colorStyle.KeywordTypes);
}
var text = AmbienceService.EscapeText (astType.ToString (formattingOptions));
return highlight ? HighlightSemantically (text, colorStyle.UserTypes) : text;
}
