Mega Code Archive
Determine if a type is cloneable
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// Written by Peter Golde
// Copyright (c) 2004-2007, Wintellect
//
// Use and restribution of this code is subject to the license agreement
// contained in the file "License.txt" accompanying this file.
//******************************
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
namespace Wintellect.PowerCollections
{
/// <summary>
/// A holder class for various internal utility functions that need to be shared.
/// </summary>
internal static class Util
{
/// <summary>
/// Determine if a type is cloneable: either a value type or implementing
/// ICloneable.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">Type to check.</param>
/// <param name="isValue">Returns if the type is a value type, and does not implement ICloneable.</param>
/// <returns>True if the type is cloneable.</returns>
public static bool IsCloneableType(Type type, out bool isValue)
{
isValue = false;
if (typeof(ICloneable).IsAssignableFrom(type)) {
return true;
}
else if (type.IsValueType) {
isValue = true;
return true;
}
else
return false;
}
}
}
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