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Class TypeExtensions

Extension methods for working with types

Inheritance
System.Object
TypeExtensions
Namespace: Telerik.DataSource.Extensions
Assembly: Telerik.DataSource.dll

Syntax

public static class TypeExtensions : Object

Methods

DefaultValue(Type)

Returns the default value of the given type

Declaration
public static object DefaultValue(this Type type)
Parameters
System.Type type

Returns
System.Object

GetNonNullableType(Type)

Returns the non-nullable type for the type that is passed.

Declaration
public static Type GetNonNullableType(this Type type)
Parameters
System.Type type

Returns
System.Type

GetTypeName(Type)

Returns the name of the type as a string

Declaration
public static string GetTypeName(this Type type)
Parameters
System.Type type

Returns
System.String

IsCompatibleWith(Type, Type)

Returns true if the source can be assigned to the target

Declaration
public static bool IsCompatibleWith(this Type source, Type target)
Parameters
System.Type source

System.Type target

Returns
System.Boolean

IsDynamicObject(Type)

Returns true if the object is dynamic

Declaration
public static bool IsDynamicObject(this Type type)
Parameters
System.Type type

Returns
System.Boolean

IsEnumType(Type)

Returns true if the type is an enumeration

Declaration
public static bool IsEnumType(this Type type)
Parameters
System.Type type

Returns
System.Boolean

IsGenericType(Type)

Returns true if the type is generic

Declaration
public static bool IsGenericType(this Type type)
Parameters
System.Type type

Returns
System.Boolean

IsInterface(Type)

Returns true if the type is an interface

Declaration
public static bool IsInterface(this Type type)
Parameters
System.Type type

Returns
System.Boolean

IsNullableType(Type)

Returns true if the type is nullable

Declaration
public static bool IsNullableType(this Type type)
Parameters
System.Type type

Returns
System.Boolean

IsNumericType(Type)

Returns true if the type is a number type

Declaration
public static bool IsNumericType(this Type type)
Parameters
System.Type type

Returns
System.Boolean

IsPlainType(Type)

Returns true if the object is plain (that is, not dynamic)

Declaration
public static bool IsPlainType(this Type type)
Parameters
System.Type type

Returns
System.Boolean

IsPredefinedType(Type)

Returns true if the type is one of the standard .NET types

Declaration
public static bool IsPredefinedType(this Type type)
Parameters
System.Type type

Returns
System.Boolean

IsValueType(Type)

Returns true if the type is a Value type

Declaration
public static bool IsValueType(this Type type)
Parameters
System.Type type

Returns
System.Boolean

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