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Class TypeFinder

Used to find objects by implemented types, names and/or attributes

Inheritance
System.Object
Namespace: Umbraco.Cms.Core.Composing
Assembly: Umbraco.Core.dll
Syntax
public class TypeFinder : ITypeFinder

Constructors

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TypeFinder(ILogger<TypeFinder>, IAssemblyProvider, String[], ITypeFinderConfig)

Declaration
public TypeFinder(ILogger<TypeFinder> logger, IAssemblyProvider assemblyProvider, string[] additionalExlusionAssemblies, ITypeFinderConfig typeFinderConfig = null)
Parameters
Type Name Description
ILogger<TypeFinder> logger
IAssemblyProvider assemblyProvider
System.String[] additionalExlusionAssemblies
ITypeFinderConfig typeFinderConfig
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TypeFinder(ILogger<TypeFinder>, IAssemblyProvider, ITypeFinderConfig)

Declaration
public TypeFinder(ILogger<TypeFinder> logger, IAssemblyProvider assemblyProvider, ITypeFinderConfig typeFinderConfig = null)
Parameters
Type Name Description
ILogger<TypeFinder> logger
IAssemblyProvider assemblyProvider
ITypeFinderConfig typeFinderConfig

Properties

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AssembliesToScan

Return a list of found local Assemblies that Umbraco should scan for type finding

Declaration
public IEnumerable<Assembly> AssembliesToScan { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>

Methods

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FindClassesOfType(Type, Nullable<IEnumerable<Assembly>>, Boolean)

Returns all types found of in the assemblies specified of type T

Declaration
public IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesOfType(Type assignTypeFrom, IEnumerable<Assembly>? assemblies = null, bool onlyConcreteClasses = true)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type assignTypeFrom
System.Nullable<IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>> assemblies
System.Boolean onlyConcreteClasses
Returns
Type Description
IEnumerable<Type>
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FindClassesOfTypeWithAttribute(Type, Type, Nullable<IEnumerable<Assembly>>, Boolean)

Finds any classes derived from the assignTypeFrom Type that contain the attribute TAttribute

Declaration
public IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesOfTypeWithAttribute(Type assignTypeFrom, Type attributeType, IEnumerable<Assembly>? assemblies = null, bool onlyConcreteClasses = true)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type assignTypeFrom
Type attributeType
System.Nullable<IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>> assemblies
System.Boolean onlyConcreteClasses
Returns
Type Description
IEnumerable<Type>
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FindClassesWithAttribute(Type, Nullable<IEnumerable<Assembly>>, Boolean)

Finds any classes with the attribute.

Declaration
public IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesWithAttribute(Type attributeType, IEnumerable<Assembly>? assemblies = null, bool onlyConcreteClasses = true)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Type attributeType

The attribute type

System.Nullable<IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>> assemblies

The assemblies.
System.Boolean onlyConcreteClasses

if set to true only concrete classes.
Returns
Type Description
IEnumerable<Type>
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GetTypeByName(String)

Returns a Type for the string type name

Declaration
public virtual Type? GetTypeByName(string name)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String name
Returns
Type Description
System.Nullable<Type>