Returns all types in that directly or indirectly implement or inherit from the given type. - CSharp System

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Description

Returns all types in that directly or indirectly implement or inherit from the given type.

Demo Code


using System.Reflection;
using System.Linq;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System;/*from   w w w .  ja v a 2 s  . c  o  m*/

public class Main{
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns all types in <paramref name="assembliesToSearch"/> that directly or indirectly implement or inherit from the given type. 
        /// </summary>
        public static IEnumerable<Type> GetImplementors(this Type abstractType, params Assembly[] assembliesToSearch)
        {
            var typesInAssemblies = assembliesToSearch.SelectMany(assembly => assembly.GetTypes());
            return typesInAssemblies.Where(abstractType.IsAssignableFrom);
        }
}

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