MonoRail/Castle.MonoRail.Framework/Configuration/TypeLoadUtil.cs

   1 // Copyright 2004-2008 Castle Project - http://www.castleproject.org/
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  14
  15 namespace Castle.MonoRail.Framework.Configuration
  16 {
  17         using System;
  18         using System.Configuration;
  19         using System.Reflection;
  20
  21         internal class TypeLoadUtil
  22         {
  23                 private static Assembly thisAssembly = typeof(TypeLoadUtil).Assembly;
  24
  25                 public static Type GetType(String typeName)
  26                 {
  27                         return GetType(typeName, false);
  28                 }
  29
  30                 public static Type GetType(String typeName, bool ignoreError)
  31                 {
  32                         Type loadedType = Type.GetType(typeName, false, false);
  33
  34                         if (loadedType == null && !ignoreError)
  35                         {
  36                                 String message = String.Format("The type {0} could not be found", typeName);
  37                                 throw new ConfigurationErrorsException(message);
  38                         }
  39
  40                         return loadedType;
  41                 }
  42
  43                 /// <summary>
  44                 /// Hack to allow MR to work when the main assemblies are on
  45                 /// GAC. This method returns the complete name.
  46                 /// </summary>
  47                 /// <param name="typeName"></param>
  48                 /// <returns></returns>
  49                 public static String GetEffectiveTypeName(string typeName)
  50                 {
  51                         String assemblyName = thisAssembly.GetName().Name;
  52                         String assemblyFullName = thisAssembly.GetName().FullName;
  53
  54                         return typeName + assemblyFullName.Substring(assemblyName.Length);
  55                 }
  56         }
  57 }