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C# How to determine if a type implements a given interface?

I want the following to return true:

var isIt = IsDisposable(typeof(TextWriter));

where:

bool IsIDisposable(Type t){
    ??? 
    // I tried:
    //return t.IsSubclassOf(typeof(IDisposable)); //returns false
    // the other t.IsXXX methods don't fit the requirement as far as I can tell
}
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Cristian Diaconescu Avatar asked Feb 28 '13 15:02

Cristian Diaconescu


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2 Answers

You can use IsAssignableFrom

bool IsDisposable = typeof(IDisposable).IsAssignableFrom(typeof(TextWriter));

DEMO

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Tim Schmelter Avatar answered Sep 25 '22 19:09

Tim Schmelter


I found it: Type.GetInterfaces() is what I need:

bool IsIDisposable(Type t){
    return t.GetInterfaces().Contains(typeof(IDisposable));
}

From the documentation, Type.GetInterfaces() returns:

Type: System.Type[]
An array of Type objects representing all the interfaces implemented or inherited by the current Type.

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Cristian Diaconescu Avatar answered Sep 22 '22 19:09

Cristian Diaconescu