how to find every class that derives from class code example
Example 1: c# get all inherited classes of a class
using System.Reflection;
Type[] GetInheritedClasses(Type MyType)
{
return Assembly.GetAssembly(MyType).GetTypes().Where(TheType => TheType.IsClass && !TheType.IsAbstract && TheType.IsSubclassOf(MyType));
}
Type[] ChildClasses Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(YourType)).GetTypes().Where(myType => myType.IsClass && !myType.IsAbstract && myType.IsSubclassOf(typeof(YourType))));
foreach (Type Type in
Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(BaseView)).GetTypes()
.Where(TheType => TheType.IsClass && !TheType.IsAbstract && TheType.IsSubclassOf(typeof(BaseView))))
{
AddView(Type.Name.Replace("View", ""), (BaseView)Activator.CreateInstance(Type));
}
Example 2: get all classes that extend a class c#
public static class ReflectiveEnumerator
{
static ReflectiveEnumerator() { }
public static IEnumerable<T> GetEnumerableOfType<T>(params object[] constructorArgs) where T : class, IComparable<T>
{
List<T> objects = new List<T>();
foreach (Type type in
Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(T)).GetTypes()
.Where(myType => myType.IsClass && !myType.IsAbstract && myType.IsSubclassOf(typeof(T))))
{
objects.Add((T)Activator.CreateInstance(type, constructorArgs));
}
objects.Sort();
return objects;
}
}