public static string FriendlyName(Type type)
{
using (var provider = new CSharpCodeProvider())
{
var typeRef = new CodeTypeReference(type);
return provider.GetTypeOutput(typeRef);
}
}
public static string ToReadableString(this Type type)
{
using (var provider = new CSharpCodeProvider())
{
var typeRef = new CodeTypeReference(type);
return provider.GetTypeOutput(typeRef);
}
}
public static string GetSimpleName(this Type type)
{
var compiler = new CSharpCodeProvider();
var result = compiler.GetTypeOutput(new CodeTypeReference(type));
result = Regex.Replace(result, @"[_A-Za-z0-9]+\.", "");
result = Regex.Replace(result, @"Nullable<(.+?)>", @"$1?");
return result;
}
public static string GetFriendlyTypeName(Type type)
{
using (var p = new CSharpCodeProvider())
{
var r = new CodeTypeReference(type, CodeTypeReferenceOptions.GenericTypeParameter);
return p.GetTypeOutput(r);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns C# alias for specified <paramref name="type"/> for build-in types.
/// </summary>
public static string GetCSharpTypeName(Type type)
{
Contract.Requires(type != null, "type should not be null.");
Contract.Ensures(Contract.Result<string>() != null);
using (var provider = new CSharpCodeProvider())
{
var typeRef = new CodeTypeReference(type);
return provider.GetTypeOutput(typeRef);
}
}
public static string GetCsTypeName(this Type type)
{
string result;
using (var provider = new CSharpCodeProvider())
{
var typeRef = new CodeTypeReference(type);
result = provider.GetTypeOutput(typeRef);
}
if (result.StartsWith("System.Nullable<") && result.EndsWith(">"))
result = result.Substring(16, result.Length - 17) + "?";
var dotIndex = result.IndexOf('.');
if (dotIndex > 0)
result = result.Substring(dotIndex + 1);
return result;
}
private string GetTypeName(Type type)
{
string typeName;
using (var provider = new CSharpCodeProvider())
{
var typeRef = new CodeTypeReference(type);
typeName = provider.GetTypeOutput(typeRef);
}
return typeName;
}
private static CodeTypeReference ModifyCodeTypeReference(CodeTypeReference typeReference, string modifier)
{
using (var provider = new CSharpCodeProvider())
return new CodeTypeReference(modifier + " " + provider.GetTypeOutput(typeReference));
}
private string FormatTypeReference(Type type)
{
using (var provider = new CSharpCodeProvider())
{
var typeRef = new CodeTypeReference(type);
var typeName = provider.GetTypeOutput(typeRef);
typeName = typeName.Substring(typeName.LastIndexOf('.') + 1);
return typeName;
}
}
private static string GetSpecialName([NotNull] Type type)
{
var compiler = new CSharpCodeProvider();
var typeRef = new CodeTypeReference(type);
return compiler.GetTypeOutput(typeRef);
}
