Determine if an object implements IEnumerable of (T)

I was recently attending a .NET conference when a programmer popped up a question. How do I make sure that my type implements IEnumerable<T>

Here's how:

C#


    protected void CheckInterfaceImpl(Type someType)


    {


        Type[] listInterfaces = someType.GetType().GetInterfaces();


        foreach (Type t in listInterfaces)


        {


            if (t.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(IEnumerable<>))   


            {       


                // Implements IEnumerable<T>


            }


            else


            {


                // Does not Implement IEnumerable<T>


            }


 


        }


    }




VB.NET


    Protected Sub CheckInterfaceImpl(ByVal someType As Type)


        Dim listInterfaces() As Type = someType.GetType.GetInterfaces()


        For Each t As Type In listInterfaces


            If t.GetGenericTypeDefinition() Is GetType(IEnumerable(Of )) Then


                ' Implements IEnumerable<T>


            Else


                ' Does not Implement IEnumerable<T>


            End If


 


        Next t


    End Sub




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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This code does not work at all.
1. someType.GetType() returns typeof(Type).
2. GetGenericTypeDefinition() is only valid for generic types, it will throw InvalidOpertaionException as soon as it reaches first non-generic interface.

Here is my solution (C#):

static bool IsIEnumerableT (Type someType)
{
return someType.GetInterface (typeof(IEnumerable<>).FullName) != null;
}