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Returns a value that indicates whether current type can be assigned to specified type

Demo Code

// Copyright (c) Costin Morariu. All rights reserved.
using System.Reflection;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System;/*  w ww  .j  a v  a 2 s.  c o  m*/

public class Main{
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a value that indicates whether current type can be assigned to specified type
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="type">Current type</param>
        /// <param name="baseType">The type that supports the assignment</param>
        /// <returns>True if the assignment is possible, otherwise false</returns>
        public static bool IsAssignableFrom(this Type type, Type baseType)
        {
            return type.GetTypeInfo().IsAssignableFrom(baseType.GetTypeInfo());
        }
}

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