TypeExtensions.GetAllSubClassesOf(Type, Assembly[]) Method
Definition
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Returns a list of types for all classes that extend from the current type and are not abstract
public static System.Collections.Generic.List<Type> GetAllSubClassesOf (this Type rootType, System.Reflection.Assembly[] searchAssemblies = default);static member GetAllSubClassesOf : Type * System.Reflection.Assembly[] -> System.Collections.Generic.List<Type><Extension()>
Public Function GetAllSubClassesOf (rootType As Type, Optional searchAssemblies As Assembly() = Nothing) As List(Of Type)Parameters
- rootType
- Type
The class type from which to search for inherited classes
- searchAssemblies
- Assembly[]
List of assemblies to search through for types. If null, default is to grab all assemblies in current app domain
Returns
Null if rootType is not a class, otherwise returns list of types for sub-classes of rootType