Class ReflectionUtil

A utility class providing reflection helper methods.

Inheritance

Object

ReflectionUtil

Inherited Members

Object.ToString()

Object.Equals(Object)

Object.Equals(Object, Object)

Object.ReferenceEquals(Object, Object)

Object.GetHashCode()

Object.GetType()

Object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: IPA.Utilities

Assembly: IPA.Loader.dll

Syntax

public static class ReflectionUtil

Methods

CallNonStaticMethod(String, String, String, Type[], Object[])

Calls an instance method on a type specified by functionClass and dependency.

Declaration

public static object CallNonStaticMethod(string functionClass, string dependency, string function, Type[] methodSig, params object[] parameters)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	functionClass	the type name
String	dependency	the assembly the type is in
String	function	the name of the method to call
Type[]	methodSig	the type signature of the method
Object[]	parameters	the method parameters

Returns

Type	Description
Object	the result of the call

See Also

CallNonStaticMethod(Type, String, Type[], Object[])

CallNonStaticMethod(Type, String, Type[], Object[])

Calls an instance method on a new object.

Declaration

public static object CallNonStaticMethod(this Type type, string function, Type[] methodSig, params object[] parameters)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	the object type
String	function	the name of the method to call
Type[]	methodSig	the type signature
Object[]	parameters	the parameters

Returns

Type	Description
Object	the result of the call

CallNonStaticMethod<T>(Type, String, Type[], Object[])

Calls an instance method on a new object.

Declaration

public static T CallNonStaticMethod<T>(this Type type, string function, Type[] methodSig, params object[] parameters)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	the object type
String	function	the name of the method to call
Type[]	methodSig	the type signature
Object[]	parameters	the parameters

Returns

Type	Description
T	the result of the call

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	the return type

See Also

CallNonStaticMethod(Type, String, Type[], Object[])

CopyComponent(Component, Type, GameObject, Type)

Copies a component original to a component of overridingType on the destination UnityEngine.GameObject.

Declaration

public static Component CopyComponent(this Component original, Type overridingType, GameObject destination, Type originalTypeOverride = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
UnityEngine.Component	original	the original component
Type	overridingType	the new component's type
UnityEngine.GameObject	destination	the destination GameObject
Type	originalTypeOverride	overrides the source component type (for example, to a superclass)

Returns

Type	Description
UnityEngine.Component	the copied component

CopyComponent<T>(Component, GameObject, Type)

A generic version of CopyComponent(Component, Type, GameObject, Type).

Declaration

public static T CopyComponent<T>(this Component original, GameObject destination, Type originalTypeOverride = null)
    where T : Component

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
UnityEngine.Component	original	the original component
UnityEngine.GameObject	destination	the destination game object
Type	originalTypeOverride	overrides the source component type (for example, to a superclass)

Returns

Type	Description
T	the copied component

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	the overriding type

See Also

CopyComponent(Component, Type, GameObject, Type)

GetPrivateField<T>(Object, String)

Gets the value of a (potentially) private field.

Declaration

public static T GetPrivateField<T>(this object obj, string fieldName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Object	obj	the object instance to pull from
String	fieldName	the name of the field to read

Returns

Type	Description
T	the value of the field

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	the type of te field (result casted)

InvokePrivateMethod(Object, String, Object[])

Invokes a (potentially) private method.

Declaration

public static object InvokePrivateMethod(this object obj, string methodName, params object[] methodParams)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Object	obj	the object to call from
String	methodName	the method name
Object[]	methodParams	the method parameters

Returns

Type	Description
Object	the return value

InvokePrivateMethod<T>(Object, String, Object[])

Invokes a (potentially) private method.

Declaration

public static T InvokePrivateMethod<T>(this object obj, string methodName, params object[] methodParams)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Object	obj	the object to call from
String	methodName	the method name to call
Object[]	methodParams	the method's parameters

Returns

Type	Description
T	the return value

Type Parameters

Name	Description
T	the return type

SetPrivateField(Object, String, Object)

Sets a (potentially) private field on the target object.

Declaration

public static void SetPrivateField(this object obj, string fieldName, object value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Object	obj	the object instance
String	fieldName	the field to set
Object	value	the value to set it to

SetPrivateProperty(Object, String, Object)

Sets a (potentially) private property on the target object.

Declaration

public static void SetPrivateProperty(this object obj, string propertyName, object value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Object	obj	the target object instance
String	propertyName	the name of the property
Object	value	the value to set it to