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

Try this:

var myType = Type.GetType("MyProject.MyGenericType`1, MyProject, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null]");

Then use MakeGenericType():

var finalType = myType.MakeGenericType(Type.GetType("MyProject.MySimpleType"));

Alternatively, if the open generic type can be determined at compile type, you can simply use the typeof operator with <>:

var myType = typeof(MyProject.MyGenericType<>);
var finalType = myType.MakeGenericType(typeof(MyProject.MySimpleType));

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