The GetCommonBaseType method is a static extension method provided by the SandboxSystemExtensions class. It is used to determine the most specific common base type shared among a collection of types. This can be particularly useful when you need to find a common ancestor type for a set of types, such as when working with collections of objects that may have different types but share a common base class.
To use the GetCommonBaseType method, you need to pass an IEnumerable<Type> containing the types you want to evaluate. The method will return a Type object representing the most specific common base type among the provided types. If no common base type is found, it may return null or System.Object as the default base type.
// Example usage of GetCommonBaseType
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
List<Type> types = new List<Type>
{
typeof(System.IO.FileStream),
typeof(System.IO.MemoryStream),
typeof(System.IO.StreamReader)
};
Type commonBaseType = SandboxSystemExtensions.GetCommonBaseType(types);
Console.WriteLine($"Common Base Type: {commonBaseType}");
}
}