Obtaining c# type declaration

**Jon Skeet [C# MVP]** · Jan 20 '06, 11:55 AM

Re: Obtaining c# type declaration

Lawrence Kevin wrote:[color=blue]
> I am using reflection to obtain some FieldInfo objects, what I need to do
> is convert the .Net type to the c# syntax - I can do this myself using my
> own conversion but I was wondering if there was a quick and easy way - example:
>
> Int32 would become int
> String would be come string
>
> Any suggestions? Should I just write my own?[/color]

Yes, I don't think there's anything in the framework to do this for
you. Just have a map from Type to name, and use map[typeof(int)]="int";
etc. Then check for the presence of the type within the map, and use
Type.Name if it's not there. There aren't many to do, fortunately.

Jon

**Lawrence Kevin** · Jan 20 '06, 11:55 AM

Re: Obtaining c# type declaration

> Lawrence Kevin wrote:[color=blue]
>[color=green]
>> I am using reflection to obtain some FieldInfo objects, what I need
>> to do is convert the .Net type to the c# syntax - I can do this
>> myself using my own conversion but I was wondering if there was a
>> quick and easy way - example:
>>
>> Int32 would become int
>> String would be come string
>> Any suggestions? Should I just write my own?
>>[/color]
> Yes, I don't think there's anything in the framework to do this for
> you. Just have a map from Type to name, and use
> map[typeof(int)]="int"; etc. Then check for the presence of the type
> within the map, and use Type.Name if it's not there. There aren't many
> to do, fortunately.
>
> Jon
>[/color]

Thanks

Kev

**Ranjan** · Jan 20 '06, 12:05 PM

Re: Obtaining c# type declaration

Hello Lawrence,

No in built functionality to get type specific "primitive type name". Anyway,
there should not be any problem/issues with the ones you get using Reflection.
Otherwise, you might have to write a switch to convert BCL names to language
specific names.

r.

[color=blue]
> Hi all
>
> I am using reflection to obtain some FieldInfo objects, what I need to
> do is convert the .Net type to the c# syntax - I can do this myself
> using my own conversion but I was wondering if there was a quick and
> easy way - example:
>
> Int32 would become int
> String would be come string
> Any suggestions? Should I just write my own?
>
> Thanks
> Kev[/color]

**Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]** · Jan 21 '06, 05:15 PM

Re: Obtaining c# type declaration

Kev,

I don't understand what the difference is really, since C# will accept
String for "string" and Int32 for "int". They are aliases, and they don't
exclude the type names as they are defined in the framework.

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"Lawrence Kevin" <spamthis@spam. com> wrote in message
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>
> Hi all
>
> I am using reflection to obtain some FieldInfo objects, what I need to do
> is convert the .Net type to the c# syntax - I can do this myself using my
> own conversion but I was wondering if there was a quick and easy way -
> example:
>
> Int32 would become int
> String would be come string
>
> Any suggestions? Should I just write my own?
>
> Thanks
> Kev
>
>[/color]

**Jon Skeet [C# MVP]** · Jan 21 '06, 06:25 PM

Re: Obtaining c# type declaration

Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] <mvp@spam.guard .caspershouse.c om> wrote:[color=blue]
> I don't understand what the difference is really, since C# will accept
> String for "string" and Int32 for "int". They are aliases, and they don't
> exclude the type names as they are defined in the framework.[/color]

Sure - but I'm guessing that this could be used for a code-generator or
something similar (documentation system?), where it would produce more
idiomatic C# code if it used "int" instead of "Int32" etc.

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**Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]** · Jan 21 '06, 06:46 PM

Re: Obtaining c# type declaration

Well, a statement could be made about one who doesn't know the
difference between Int32 and int... =)

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> Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] <mvp@spam.guard .caspershouse.c om> wrote:[color=green]
>> I don't understand what the difference is really, since C# will
>> accept
>> String for "string" and Int32 for "int". They are aliases, and they
>> don't
>> exclude the type names as they are defined in the framework.[/color]
>
> Sure - but I'm guessing that this could be used for a code-generator or
> something similar (documentation system?), where it would produce more
> idiomatic C# code if it used "int" instead of "Int32" etc.
>
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**Jon Skeet [C# MVP]** · Jan 21 '06, 07:25 PM

Re: Obtaining c# type declaration

Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] <mvp@spam.guard .caspershouse.c om> wrote:[color=blue]
> Well, a statement could be made about one who doesn't know the
> difference between Int32 and int... =)[/color]

Why should it be a matter of knowing differences? Why can't it be a
simple matter of preference and familiarity? The MSDN library gives
declarations using the C# aliases (in the details of the method), and I
believe it's a better product because of that.

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**Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]** · Jan 21 '06, 08:55 PM

Re: Obtaining c# type declaration

In the general sense, I couldn't care less, it's all the same to me.

However, when dealing with the code generators, it's a little different,
since you would have to have an option (maybe one exists already, I don't
know, I haven't looked that much into it) to indicate that you should output
aliases.

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"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" <skeet@pobox.co m> wrote in message
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> Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] <mvp@spam.guard .caspershouse.c om> wrote:[color=green]
>> Well, a statement could be made about one who doesn't know the
>> difference between Int32 and int... =)[/color]
>
> Why should it be a matter of knowing differences? Why can't it be a
> simple matter of preference and familiarity? The MSDN library gives
> declarations using the C# aliases (in the details of the method), and I
> believe it's a better product because of that.
>
> --
> Jon Skeet - <skeet@pobox.co m>
> http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
> If replying to the group, please do not mail me too[/color]

**Kevin Lawrence** · Jan 23 '06, 09:55 AM

Re: Obtaining c# type declaration

I'm sticking to the C# keywords purely to follow coding-standards within
our department.

Kev
[color=blue]
> Kev,
>
> I don't understand what the difference is really, since C# will
> accept String for "string" and Int32 for "int". They are aliases, and
> they don't exclude the type names as they are defined in the
> framework.
>
> "Lawrence Kevin" <spamthis@spam. com> wrote in message
> news:3a030fc39b 7a8c7ebc9aeb4f6 c3@news.rmplc.c o.uk...
>[color=green]
>> Hi all
>>
>> I am using reflection to obtain some FieldInfo objects, what I need
>> to do is convert the .Net type to the c# syntax - I can do this
>> myself using my own conversion but I was wondering if there was a
>> quick and easy way - example:
>>
>> Int32 would become int
>> String would be come string
>> Any suggestions? Should I just write my own?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Kev[/color][/color]

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