Class TypeExtensions

Class with extension methods for System.Type

Inheritance

System.Object

TypeExtensions

Namespace: EPiServer.Data.Dynamic

Assembly: EPiServer.Data.dll

Version: 12.0.3

Syntax

public static class TypeExtensions : Object

Methods

CreateStore(Type)

Creates an new Dynamic Data Store for the type If a store with the same name already exists then it will be returned, otherwise the store will be created.

Declaration

public static DynamicDataStore CreateStore(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The System.Type to create a store for

Returns

Type	Description
DynamicDataStore	A DynamicDataStore instance

Remarks

See CreateStore(Type) for more information

GenerateTypeBag(Type)

Returns a type bag compatible with the Dynamic Data Store CreateStore methods

Declaration

public static Dictionary<string, Type> GenerateTypeBag(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The Type to operate on

Returns

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<System.String, System.Type>	A Dictionary<string, Type>

GetNullableType(Type)

If the type passed is Nullable<T> then the generic parameter at position 0 is returned. If not then type is returned

Declaration

public static Type GetNullableType(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The value to check

Returns

Type	Description
System.Type	A System.Type

GetOrCreateStore(Type)

Gets the Dynamic Data Store for the type. If a store does not exist for the type then a new one is created.

Declaration

public static DynamicDataStore GetOrCreateStore(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The System.Type to get or create a store for

Returns

Type	Description
DynamicDataStore	A DynamicDataStore instance

Remarks

See GetStore(Type) and CreateStore(Type) for more information

GetStorageType(Type)

Returns the StorageType for type

Declaration

public static StorageType GetStorageType(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The Type to operate on

Returns

Type	Description
StorageType	A StorageType

GetStore(Type)

Gets the Dynamic Data Store for the type. If a store does not exist for the type then null is returned.

Declaration

public static DynamicDataStore GetStore(this Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The System.Type to get a store for

Returns

Type	Description
DynamicDataStore	A DynamicDataStore instance or null if an existing store does not exist

Remarks

See GetStore(Type) for more information

HasProperty(Type, String)

Returns whether the Type defines the property with name propertyName

Declaration

public static bool HasProperty(this Type type, string propertyName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The Type to operate on
System.String	propertyName	The name of the property to check for

Returns

Type Description

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the Type defines the property, otherwise `false`

System.Boolean

true

if the Type defines the property, otherwise

false

IsPropertyOfType(Type, String, Type)

Returns whether the Type defines the property with name propertyName and if it is of Type propertyType

Declaration

public static bool IsPropertyOfType(this Type type, string propertyName, Type propertyType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Type	type	The Type to operate on
System.String	propertyName	The name of the property to check for
System.Type	propertyType	The Type the property should be

Returns

Type Description

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if the Type defines the property and it is of the Type specified, otherwise `false`

System.Boolean

true

if the Type defines the property and it is of the Type specified, otherwise

false