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c#codedomtype-parameter

How do I create a class that inherits from another and passes a type parameter in CodeDom?


Here's what I want the resulting class declaration to look like:

public sealed partial class Refund : DataObjectBase<Refund>
 {
}

}

This code (snipped):

targetClass = new CodeTypeDeclaration(className);
            targetClass.IsClass = true;
            targetClass.TypeAttributes =
                TypeAttributes.Public | TypeAttributes.Sealed;
            targetClass.IsPartial = true; //partial so that genn'ed code can be safely modified
            targetClass.TypeParameters.Add(new CodeTypeParameter{ Name=className});
            targetClass.BaseTypes.Add(new CodeTypeReference { BaseType = "DataObjectBase", Options = CodeTypeReferenceOptions.GenericTypeParameter });

Produces this class declaration:

public sealed partial class Refund<Refund> : DataObjectBase
 {
}

What am I doing wrong?


Solution

  • I think that the following string for the BaseType should do the trick (untested):

    "DataObjectBase`1[[Refund]]"
    

    It may be possible that you need to provide a fully-qualified name for Refund, at least including the assembly name:

    "DataObjectBase`1[[Refund, RefundAssembly]]"
    

    And you should then remove the line targetClass.TypeParameters.Add(...).