Get type from generic type fullname

Question

I would like to get type from generic type fullname like that :

var myType = Type.GetType(\"MyProject.MyGenericType`1[[MyProject.MySimpleType, MyProject, Ver         


        

Answer 1

If you don't specify the assembly qualified name, Type.GetType works only for mscorlib types. In your example you has defined the AQN only for the embedded type argument.

// this returns null:
var type = Type.GetType("MyProject.MyGenericType`1[[MyProject.MySimpleType, MyProject, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null]]");

// but this works:
var type = Type.GetType("MyProject.MyGenericType`1[[MyProject.MySimpleType, MyProject, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null]], MyProject, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null");

Your original type string will work though, if you use Assembly.GetType instead of Type.GetType:

var myAsm = typeof(MyGenericType<>).Assembly;
var type = myAsm.GetType("MyProject.MyGenericType`1[[MyProject.MySimpleType, MyProject, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null]]");