/// <summary>
/// Obtains a type expression from the <paramref name="target"/> provided.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="target">The <see cref="Type"/> to receive the type reference
/// expression of.</param>
/// <param name="identityManager">The <see cref="ICliManager"/>
/// which is responsible for marshalling type and assembly identities
/// within the current type model.</param>
/// <returns>A new <see cref="ITypeReferenceExpression"/>.</returns>
/// <remarks>Used to obtain a type as an expression for linking a type as the
/// origin of a primary expression.</remarks>
/// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">thrown when <paramref name="target"/> is null.</exception>
public static ITypeReferenceExpression GetTypeExpression(this Type target, ICliManager identityManager)
{
if (target == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("target");
}
return(identityManager.ObtainTypeReference(target).GetTypeExpression());
}
public static IExpressionFusionExpression Fuse(this Type target, string term, ICliManager identityManager)
{
return(identityManager.ObtainTypeReference(target).Fuse(term));
}
public static IType GetTypeReference(this Type target, ICliManager identityManager)
{
return(identityManager.ObtainTypeReference(target));
}
public static IControlledTypeCollection ToCollection(this Type[] entries, ICliManager identityManager)
{
return(new TypeCollection((from t in entries
select identityManager.ObtainTypeReference(t)).ToArray()));
}
public static ICreateInstanceExpression GetNewExpression(this Type target, ICliManager identityManager, params IExpression[] parameters)
{
return(identityManager.ObtainTypeReference(target).GetNewExpression(parameters));
}