The TypeDescription class in the Sandbox namespace provides a comprehensive description of a type. It serves as a wrapper around System.Type to ensure safe interaction with type information. This class is typically returned by the TypeLibrary.
The TypeDescription class in the Sandbox namespace provides a comprehensive description of a type. It serves as a wrapper around System.Type to ensure safe interaction with type information. This class is typically returned by the TypeLibrary.
| Member Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| TargetType | The type this class describes. |
| BaseType | The base type. This can return null if the type isn't in the type library! |
| IsValid | Whether the class is valid or not, i.e. whether the type still exists. |
| Members | All members (methods, properties, etc) of this type. |
| DeclaredMembers | Members (methods, properties, etc) declared by exactly this type, and not inherited. |
| Methods | All methods of this type. |
| Properties | All properties of this type. |
| Fields | All fields on this type. |
| IsInterface | True if the target type is an interface. |
| IsEnum | True if the target type is an enum. |
| IsStatic | True if the target type is static. |
| IsClass | True if the target type is a class. |
| IsValueType | True if the target type is a value. |
| IsAbstract | Gets a value indicating whether the System.Type is abstract and must be overridden. |
| Name | Name of this type. |
| Namespace | Namespace of this type. |
| FullName | Full name of this type. |
| Title | |
| Description | |
| Icon | |
| Group | |
| Order | |
| Tags | Tags are set via the [Tag] attribute. |
| Aliases | |
| Identity | An integer that represents this type. Based off the class name. |
| ClassName | A string representing this class name. Historically this was provided by [Library( classname )]. If no special name is provided, this will be type.Name. |
| SourceLine | The line number of this member. |
| SourceFile | The file containing this member. |
| IsGenericType | True if we're a generic type. |
| GenericArguments | If we're a generic type this will return our generic parameters. |
| Interfaces | If we implement any interfaces they will be here. |
| Member Name | Summary |
|---|---|
| IsNamed | Determines if the type has the specified name. |
| GetAttribute | Gets a specific attribute of the type, optionally considering inherited attributes. |
| GetAttributes | Gets all attributes of the type, optionally considering inherited attributes. |
| HasAttribute | Checks if the type has a specific attribute, optionally considering inherited attributes. |
| HasTag | Checks if the type has a specific tag. |
| GetProperty | Gets a property description by name. |
| GetValue | Gets the value of a property from an instance by name. |
| SetValue | Sets the value of a property on an instance by name. |
| GetMethod | Gets a method description by name. |
| Create | Creates an instance of the type with the specified arguments. |
| CreateGeneric | Creates a generic instance of the type with the specified type arguments and arguments. |
| MakeGenericType | Creates a generic type with the specified type arguments. |