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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<Assembly> | 
         | 
      
    
  
  Methods
  
  
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  FindClassesOfType(Type, 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 | 
         | 
      
      
        | IEnumerable<Assembly> | 
        assemblies | 
         | 
      
      
        | System.Boolean | 
        onlyConcreteClasses | 
         | 
      
    
  
  Returns
  
    
      
        | Type | 
        Description | 
      
    
    
      
        | IEnumerable<Type> | 
         | 
      
    
  
  
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  FindClassesOfTypeWithAttribute(Type, Type, 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 | 
         | 
      
      
        | IEnumerable<Assembly> | 
        assemblies | 
         | 
      
      
        | System.Boolean | 
        onlyConcreteClasses | 
         | 
      
    
  
  Returns
  
    
      
        | Type | 
        Description | 
      
    
    
      
        | IEnumerable<Type> | 
         | 
      
    
  
  
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  FindClassesWithAttribute(Type, 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  
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        | IEnumerable<Assembly> | 
        assemblies | 
        The assemblies. 
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        | System.Boolean | 
        onlyConcreteClasses | 
        if set to true only concrete classes. 
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  Returns
  
    
      
        | Type | 
        Description | 
      
    
    
      
        | IEnumerable<Type> | 
         | 
      
    
  
  
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  GetTypeByName(String)
  
  
  Declaration
  
    Type GetTypeByName(string name)
   
  Parameters
  
    
      
        | Type | 
        Name | 
        Description | 
      
    
    
      
        | System.String | 
        name | 
         | 
      
    
  
  Returns