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  Interface ITypeFinder
  
  Used to find objects by implemented types, names and/or attributes
Assembly: Umbraco.Core.dll
  Syntax
  
    public interface ITypeFinder
   
  Properties
  
  
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  AssembliesToScan
  Return a list of found local Assemblies that Umbraco should scan for type finding
Declaration
  
    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
  
    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
  
    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
  
    IEnumerable<Type> FindClassesWithAttribute(Type attributeType, IEnumerable<Assembly>? assemblies, bool onlyConcreteClasses)
   
  Parameters
  
    
      
        | Type | Name | Description | 
    
    
      
        | Type | attributeType | The attribute type  | 
      
        | System.Nullable<IEnumerable<System.Reflection.Assembly>> | assemblies | The assemblies. | 
      
        | System.Boolean | onlyConcreteClasses | if set to trueonly concrete classes. | 
    
  
  Returns
  
    
      
        | Type | Description | 
    
    
      
        | IEnumerable<Type> |  | 
    
  
  
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  GetTypeByName(String)
  
  
  Declaration
  
    Type? GetTypeByName(string name)
   
  Parameters
  
    
      
        | Type | Name | Description | 
    
    
      
        | System.String | name |  | 
    
  
  Returns
  
    
      
        | Type | Description | 
    
    
      
        | System.Nullable<Type> |  |