GetTypesImplementing(Type,IEnumerable<String>,Cardinality,Boolean) Method

Returns a list of all of the types in one or more named assemblies that implement a specific interface or extend a specific class.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function GetTypesImplementing( _
   ByVal type As Type, _
   ByVal probeAssemblyNames As IEnumerable(Of String), _
   ByVal expectedCardinality As Cardinality, _
   ByVal checkUserAssembliesIfNotFound As Boolean _
) As Type()

'Usage
 
Dim type As Type
Dim probeAssemblyNames As IEnumerable(Of String)
Dim expectedCardinality As Cardinality
Dim checkUserAssembliesIfNotFound As Boolean
Dim value() As Type
 
value = ReflectionFns.GetTypesImplementing(type, probeAssemblyNames, expectedCardinality, checkUserAssembliesIfNotFound)

public static Type[] GetTypesImplementing( 
   Type type,
   IEnumerable<string> probeAssemblyNames,
   Cardinality expectedCardinality,
   bool checkUserAssembliesIfNotFound
)

Parameters

type: Interface or base type
probeAssemblyNames: Assemblies to load for probing
expectedCardinality
checkUserAssembliesIfNotFound: If not found in the specified assemblies will also check all loaded user assemblies when this parameter is True

Exceptions

Exception	Description
IdeaBlade.Core.IdeaBladeException	Thrown when expected cardinality violated

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

ReflectionFns Class
ReflectionFns Members
Overload List