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Method for finding all types in an assembly that derive from a particular base type
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
public static class EditorExtensions
{
/// <summary>
/// FindDerivedTypesFromAssembly allows a user to query all of types derived from a
/// particular Type at runtime.
/// Example usage:
/// foreach (System.Type st in EditorUtility.FindDerivedTypesFromAssembly(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(BaseTimelineEvent)), typeof(BaseTimelineEvent), true))
/// </summary>
/// <param name="assembly">The assembly to search in</param>
/// <param name="baseType">The base Type from which all returned Types derive</param>
/// <param name="classOnly">If true, only class Types will be returned</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static System.Type[] FindDerivedTypesFromAssembly(this System.Reflection.Assembly assembly, System.Type baseType, bool classOnly = true)
{
if (assembly == null)
Debug.LogError("Assembly must be defined");
if (baseType == null)
Debug.LogError("Base type must be defined");
// Iterate through all available types in the assembly
var types = assembly.GetTypes().Where(type =>
{
if (classOnly && !type.IsClass)
return false;
if (baseType.IsInterface)
{
var it = type.GetInterface(baseType.FullName);
if (it != null)
return true;
}
else if (type.IsSubclassOf(baseType))
{
return true;
}
return false;
}
);
return types.ToArray();
}
/// <summary>
/// A convenient method for calling the above.
/// Example usage:
/// List<System.Type> subTypes = EditorUtility.FindDerivedTypes(typeof(BaseTimelineEvent)).ToList();
/// </summary>
/// <param name="baseType"></param>
/// <param name="classOnly"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static System.Type[] FindDerivedTypes(System.Type baseType, bool classOnly = true)
{
return FindDerivedTypesFromAssembly(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetAssembly(baseType), baseType, classOnly);
}
}
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