TypeNameFormatter.Sources 1.1.0

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#tool nuget:?package=TypeNameFormatter.Sources&version=1.1.0                

TypeNameFormatter is a small .NET library for formatting type names à la C#.

What is this good for?

Have you ever stumbled over the cryptic formatting of Type objects?

var someType = typeof(IEnumerable<int[]>);

Console.WriteLine(someType);
// => System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1[System.Int32[]]

If you'd rather see something that looks more like a C# type name, then this library might be for you:

using TypeNameFormatter;

var someType = typeof(IEnumerable<int[]>);

Console.WriteLine(someType.GetFormattedName());
// => IEnumerable<int[]>

Formatting any Type involves more special cases than you might expect (such as generic types, nested types, multi-dimensional and jagged arrays, by-reference and pointer types). This library deals with all of those, so that you don't have to.

How do I use it?

By importing the TypeNameFormatter namespace, the following extension methods become available:

  • stringBuilder.AppendFormattedName(Type type, [TypeNameFormatOptions options]):
    Appends a C#-formatted type name to the given StringBuilder.

  • type.GetFormattedName([TypeNameFormatOptions options]):
    Returns a C#-formatted type name as a string. (This is a convenience method that does exactly the same as the above, using a throw-away StringBuilder.)

Both methods allow you to specify any combination of the following TypeNameFormatOptions flags:

  • Namespaces:
    Namespaces should be included. (For example, System.Action instead of Action.)

  • NoAnonymousTypes:
    Anonymous types should not have their "display class" name transformed to a more legible syntax. (For example, ˂˃f__AnonymousType5˂string, int˃ instead of {string Name, int Count}.)

  • NoGenericParameterNames:
    Parameter names of an open generic type should be omitted. (For example, IEnumerable˂˃ instead of IEnumerable˂T˃. Note that this setting does not affect closed generic types; their arguments are always included.)

  • NoKeywords:
    Primitive types should not be mapped to their corresponding C# language keywords. (For example, Int32 instead of int.)

  • NoNullableQuestionMark:
    Nullable types should not be formatted using C# question mark syntax. (For example, Nullable˂int˃ instead of int?.)

  • NoTuple:
    Value tuple types should not be formatted using C# tuple syntax. (For example, ValueTuple˂bool, int˃ instead of (bool, int).)

But it doesn't format ˂some type˃ correctly!

If you think you've found a bug, please raise an issue so it can be looked into. (Make sure to mention the type that doesn't get formatted as expected.)

Alternatives

  • If you're targeting the .NET Framework, you can use good old System.CodeDom (which isn't particularly fast, however):

    using Microsoft.CSharp;
    using System.CodeDom;
    
    static string GetFormattedName(this Type type)
    {
         using (var provider = new CSharpCodeProvider())
         {
             var typeReference = new CodeTypeReference(type);
             return provider.GetTypeOutput(typeReference);
         }
    }
    
  • You could perhaps use Microsoft's .NET Compiler Platform (Roslyn), but that is a large library that can do much more than is needed.

There are no supported framework assets in this package.

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