Interface ITypeFinder

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

Namespace: Umbraco.Cms.Core.Composing

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<Assembly>	The assemblies to scan.

Methods

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FindClassesOfType(Type, IEnumerable<Assembly>?, bool)

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
IEnumerable<Assembly>	assemblies
bool	onlyConcreteClasses

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<Type>

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FindClassesOfTypeWithAttribute(Type, Type, IEnumerable<Assembly>?, bool)

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
IEnumerable<Assembly>	assemblies
bool	onlyConcreteClasses

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<Type>

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FindClassesWithAttribute(Type, IEnumerable<Assembly>?, bool)

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
IEnumerable<Assembly>	assemblies	The assemblies.
bool	onlyConcreteClasses	if set to `true` only concrete classes.

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<Type>

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GetTypeByName(string)

Gets a type by its full name.

Declaration

Type? GetTypeByName(string name)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	name	The full name of the type to find.

Returns

Type	Description
Type	The type if found; otherwise, `null`.