StefH / ReflectionBridge

ReflectionBridge : Provides some extensions which define a bridge for the differences between Type and TypeInfo.

ReflectionBridge

Provides some extensions which define a bridge for the differences between Type and TypeInfo.

This library can be used for the following Frameworks:

• net2.0
• net3.5
• net4.0
• net4.5
• net4.5.x
• net4.6
• net4.6.1
• netcore4.5 Windows Store apps [only up until version 0.0.12]
• netcore4.5.1 Windows Store apps (Windows 8.1) [only up until version 0.0.12]
• netcore5.0 Windows Universal [only up until version 0.0.12]
• dnx451 [only up until version 0.0.12]
• dnxcore5 [only up until version 0.0.12]
• uap10.0
• sl5 (SilverLight 5.0) [only up until version 0.0.12]
• netstandard1.3 and up

So instead of doing this in your code:

string s = "example";
#if (!(NET40 || NET35 || NET20))
Type t = s.BaseType;
#else
Type t = s.GetTypeInfo().BaseType;
#endif

You can just do:

string s = "example";
Type t = s.BaseType();

An extension method in this project like this does the if-def:

        public static Type BaseType(this Type type)
        {
#if REFLECTIONBRIDGE && (!(NET40 || NET35 || NET20))
            return type.GetTypeInfo().BaseType;
#else
            return type.BaseType;
#endif
        }

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