public class Sample
{
public void Example(string typeName)
{
Type myType = FindType(typeName);
// What goes here to call GenericMethod<T>()?
GenericMethod<myType>(); // This doesn't work
// What changes to call StaticMethod<T>()?
Sample.StaticMethod<myType>(); // This also doesn't work
}
public void GenericMethod<T>()
{
// ...
}
public static void StaticMethod<T>()
{
//...
}
}
MethodInfo method = typeof(Sample).GetMethod("GenericMethod");
MethodInfo generic = method.MakeGenericMethod(myType);
generic.Invoke(this, null);
MethodInfo method = typeof(Sample).GetMethod("GenericMethod");
MethodInfo generic = method.MakeGenericMethod(myType);
generic.Invoke(this, null);
Action<> GenMethod = GenericMethod<int>; //change int by any base type
//accepted by GenericMethod
MethodInfo method = this.GetType().GetMethod(GenMethod.Method.Name);
MethodInfo generic = method.MakeGenericMethod(myType);
generic.Invoke(this, null);
class Alpha { }
class Beta { }
class Service
{
public void Process<T>(T item)
{
Console.WriteLine("item.GetType(): " + item.GetType()
+ "\ttypeof(T): " + typeof(T));
}
}
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var a = new Alpha();
var b = new Beta();
var service = new Service();
service.Process(a); // Same as "service.Process<Alpha>(a)"
service.Process(b); // Same as "service.Process<Beta>(b)"
var objects = new object[] { a, b };
foreach (var o in objects)
{
service.Process(o); // Same as "service.Process<object>(o)"
}
foreach (var o in objects)
{
dynamic dynObj = o;
service.Process(dynObj); // Or write "service.Process((dynamic)o)"
}
}
}
item.GetType(): Alpha typeof(T): Alpha
item.GetType(): Beta typeof(T): Beta
item.GetType(): Alpha typeof(T): System.Object
item.GetType(): Beta typeof(T): System.Object
item.GetType(): Alpha typeof(T): Alpha
item.GetType(): Beta typeof(T): Beta
foreach (var o in objects)
{
MethodInfo method = typeof(Service).GetMethod("Process");
MethodInfo generic = method.MakeGenericMethod(o.GetType());
generic.Invoke(service, new object[] { o });
}
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
object obj = new Alpha();
Helper((dynamic)obj);
}
public static void Helper<T>(T obj)
{
GenericMethod<T>();
}
public static void GenericMethod<T>()
{
Console.WriteLine("GenericMethod<" + typeof(T) + ">");
}
}
interface IItem { }
class FooItem : IItem { }
class BarItem : IItem { }
class Alpha { }
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var objects = new object[] { new FooItem(), new BarItem(), new Alpha() };
for (int i = 0; i < objects.Length; i++)
{
ProcessItem((dynamic)objects[i], "test" + i, i);
//ProcesItm((dynamic)objects[i], "test" + i, i);
//compiler error: The name 'ProcesItm' does not
//exist in the current context
//ProcessItem((dynamic)objects[i], "test" + i);
//error: No overload for method 'ProcessItem' takes 2 arguments
}
}
static string ProcessItem<T>(T item, string text, int number)
where T : IItem
{
Console.WriteLine("Generic ProcessItem<{0}>, text {1}, number:{2}",
typeof(T), text, number);
return "OK";
}
static void ProcessItem(BarItem item, string text, int number)
{
Console.WriteLine("ProcessItem with Bar, " + text + ", " + number);
}
}
var result = ProcessItem((dynamic)testObjects[i], "test" + i, i);
string result = ProcessItem((dynamic)testObjects[i], "test" + i, i);
var name = InvokeMemberName.Create;
Dynamic.InvokeMemberAction(this, name("GenericMethod", new[]{myType}));
var staticContext = InvokeContext.CreateStatic;
Dynamic.InvokeMemberAction(staticContext(typeof(Sample)), name("StaticMethod", new[]{myType}));
((Action)GenericMethod<object>)
.Method
.GetGenericMethodDefinition()
.MakeGenericMethod(typeof(string))
.Invoke(this, null);
MethodInfo method = typeof(Sample).GetMethod("GenericMethod");
MethodInfo method = ((Action)GenericMethod<object>)
.Method
.GetGenericMethodDefinition();
MethodInfo method = ((Action)StaticMethod<object>)
.Method
.GetGenericMethodDefinition();
MethodInfo method = ((Action)(new Sample())
.GenericMethod<object>)
.Method
.GetGenericMethodDefinition();
MethodInfo method = ((Action)Sample.StaticMethod<object>)
.Method
.GetGenericMethodDefinition();
MethodInfo method = ((MethodCallExpression)((Expression<Action<Sample>>)(
(Sample v) => v.GenericMethod<object>()
)).Body).Method.GetGenericMethodDefinition();
Expression<Action<Sample>> expr = (Sample v) => v.GenericMethod<object>();
MethodCallExpression methodCallExpr = (MethodCallExpression)expr.Body;
MethodInfo methodA = methodCallExpr.Method.GetGenericMethodDefinition();
MethodInfo generic = method.MakeGenericMethod(myType);
generic.Invoke(this, null);
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
namespace DictionaryRuntime
{
public class DynamicDictionaryFactory
{
/// <summary>
/// Factory to create dynamically a generic Dictionary.
/// </summary>
public IDictionary CreateDynamicGenericInstance(Type keyType, Type valueType)
{
//Creating the Dictionary.
Type typeDict = typeof(Dictionary<,>);
//Creating KeyValue Type for Dictionary.
Type[] typeArgs = { keyType, valueType };
//Passing the Type and create Dictionary Type.
Type genericType = typeDict.MakeGenericType(typeArgs);
//Creating Instance for Dictionary<K,T>.
IDictionary d = Activator.CreateInstance(genericType) as IDictionary;
return d;
}
}
}
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
namespace DynamicDictionary
{
class Test
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var factory = new DictionaryRuntime.DynamicDictionaryFactory();
var dict = factory.CreateDynamicGenericInstance(typeof(String), typeof(int));
var typedDict = dict as Dictionary<String, int>;
if (typedDict != null)
{
Console.WriteLine("Dictionary<String, int>");
typedDict.Add("One", 1);
typedDict.Add("Two", 2);
typedDict.Add("Three", 3);
foreach(var kvp in typedDict)
{
Console.WriteLine("\"" + kvp.Key + "\": " + kvp.Value);
}
}
else
Console.WriteLine("null");
}
}
}
Dictionary<String, int>
"One": 1
"Two": 2
"Three": 3
public class Helpers
{
public static U ConvertCsvDataToCollection<U, T>(string csvData)
where U : ObservableCollection<T>
{
//transform code here
}
}
object myCollection = Activator.CreateInstance(collectionType);
object myoObject = Activator.CreateInstance(objectType);
MethodInfo method = typeof(Helpers).
GetMethod("ConvertCsvDataToCollection");
MethodInfo generic = method.MakeGenericMethod(
new Type[] {
myCollection.GetType(),
myObject.GetType()
});
generic.Invoke(null, new object[] { csvData });
object myCollection = null;
MethodInfo method = typeof(Helpers).
GetMethod("ConvertCsvDataToCollection");
MethodInfo generic = method.MakeGenericMethod(
myClassInfo.CollectionType,
myClassInfo.ObjectType
);
myCollection = generic.Invoke(null, new object[] { csvData });