/// <summary>
/// Resolves the type reference within the context of the given PE file.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>Either TypeDefinitionHandle, if the type is defined in the module or ExportedTypeHandle,
/// if the module contains a type forwarder. Returns a nil handle, if the type was not found.</returns>
public EntityHandle ResolveInPEFile(PEFile module)
{
string[] parts = typeName.Split('.');
for (int i = parts.Length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
string ns = string.Join(".", parts, 0, i);
string name = parts[i];
int topLevelTPC = (i == parts.Length - 1 ? typeParameterCount : 0);
var topLevelName = new TopLevelTypeName(ns, name, topLevelTPC);
var typeHandle = module.GetTypeDefinition(topLevelName);
for (int j = i + 1; j < parts.Length && !typeHandle.IsNil; j++)
{
int tpc = (j == parts.Length - 1 ? typeParameterCount : 0);
var typeDef = module.Metadata.GetTypeDefinition(typeHandle);
string lookupName = parts[j] + (tpc > 0 ? "`" + tpc : "");
typeHandle = typeDef.GetNestedTypes().FirstOrDefault(n => IsEqualShortName(n, module.Metadata, lookupName));
}
if (!typeHandle.IsNil)
{
return(typeHandle);
}
FullTypeName typeName = topLevelName;
for (int j = i + 1; j < parts.Length; j++)
{
int tpc = (j == parts.Length - 1 ? typeParameterCount : 0);
typeName = typeName.NestedType(parts[j], tpc);
}
var exportedType = module.GetTypeForwarder(typeName);
if (!exportedType.IsNil)
{
return(exportedType);
}
}
return(default);
