Mono.Cecil Extension Methods

CecilExtensions.cs

public static class CecilExtensions
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Finds a type within the references of an assembly.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="module">The module to search the references of.</param>
    /// <param name="type">The type to look for.</param>
    /// <returns>The found type definition, or null if the type is not found.</returns>
    /// <example>To find <see cref="System.Object"/> within a module.
    /// <code>module.Find(typeof(System.Object));</code>
    /// </example>
    public static TypeDefinition Find(this ModuleDefinition module, Type type)
    {
        if (module == null)
            throw new ArgumentNullException("module", "module is null.");
        if (type == null)
            throw new ArgumentNullException("type", "type is null.");

        var resolver = module.AssemblyResolver;

        foreach (var assemblyRef in module.AssemblyReferences)
        {
            var types = resolver.Resolve(assemblyRef).MainModule.Types;
            foreach (var stype in types)
            {
                if (stype.FullName == type.FullName)
                    return stype;
            }
        }

        return null;
    }
}