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[mono.git] / mcs / class / corlib / System / MonoType.cs
1 //
2 // System.MonoType
3 //
4 // Authors: 
5 //      Sean MacIsaac (macisaac@ximian.com)
6 //      Paolo Molaro (lupus@ximian.com)
7 //      Patrik Torstensson (patrik.torstensson@labs2.com)
8 //      Gonzalo Paniagua (gonzalo@ximian.com)
9 //
10 // (c) 2001-2003 Ximian, Inc.
11 // Copyright (C) 2003-2005 Novell, Inc (http://www.novell.com)
12 //
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31 //
32
33 using System.Globalization;
34 using System.Reflection;
35 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
36 using System.Runtime.Serialization;
37 using System.Security;
38
39 namespace System
40 {
41         [Serializable]
42         internal class MonoType : Type, ISerializable
43         {
44
45                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
46                 private static extern void type_from_obj (MonoType type, Object obj);
47                 
48                 [MonoTODO]
49                 internal MonoType (Object obj)
50                 {
51                         // this should not be used - lupus
52                         type_from_obj (this, obj);
53                         
54                         throw new NotImplementedException ();
55                 }
56
57                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
58                 private static extern TypeAttributes get_attributes (Type type);
59         
60                 protected override TypeAttributes GetAttributeFlagsImpl ()
61                 {
62                         return get_attributes (this);
63                 }
64
65                 protected override ConstructorInfo GetConstructorImpl (BindingFlags bindingAttr,
66                                                                        Binder binder,
67                                                                        CallingConventions callConvention,
68                                                                        Type[] types,
69                                                                        ParameterModifier[] modifiers)
70                 {
71                         if (bindingAttr == BindingFlags.Default)
72                                 bindingAttr = BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance;
73
74                         ConstructorInfo[] methods = GetConstructors (bindingAttr);
75                         ConstructorInfo found = null;
76                         MethodBase[] match;
77                         int count = 0;
78                         foreach (ConstructorInfo m in methods) {
79                                 // Under MS.NET, Standard|HasThis matches Standard...
80                                 if (callConvention != CallingConventions.Any && ((m.CallingConvention & callConvention) != callConvention))
81                                         continue;
82                                 found = m;
83                                 count++;
84                         }
85                         if (count == 0)
86                                 return null;
87                         if (types == null) {
88                                 if (count > 1)
89                                         throw new AmbiguousMatchException ();
90                                 return (ConstructorInfo) CheckMethodSecurity (found);
91                         }
92                         match = new MethodBase [count];
93                         if (count == 1)
94                                 match [0] = found;
95                         else {
96                                 count = 0;
97                                 foreach (ConstructorInfo m in methods) {
98                                         if (callConvention != CallingConventions.Any && ((m.CallingConvention & callConvention) != callConvention))
99                                                 continue;
100                                         match [count++] = m;
101                                 }
102                         }
103                         if (binder == null)
104                                 binder = Binder.DefaultBinder;
105                         return (ConstructorInfo) CheckMethodSecurity (binder.SelectMethod (bindingAttr, match, types, modifiers));
106                 }
107
108                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
109                 internal extern ConstructorInfo[] GetConstructors_internal (BindingFlags bindingAttr, Type reflected_type);
110
111                 public override ConstructorInfo[] GetConstructors (BindingFlags bindingAttr)
112                 {
113                         return GetConstructors_internal (bindingAttr, this);
114                 }
115
116                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
117                 extern EventInfo InternalGetEvent (string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr);
118
119                 public override EventInfo GetEvent (string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr)
120                 {
121                         if (name == null)
122                                 throw new ArgumentNullException ("name");
123
124                         return InternalGetEvent (name, bindingAttr);
125                 }
126
127                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
128                 internal extern EventInfo[] GetEvents_internal (BindingFlags bindingAttr, Type reflected_type);
129
130                 public override EventInfo[] GetEvents (BindingFlags bindingAttr)
131                 {
132                         return GetEvents_internal (bindingAttr, this);
133                 }
134
135                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
136                 public extern override FieldInfo GetField (string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr);
137
138                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
139                 internal extern FieldInfo[] GetFields_internal (BindingFlags bindingAttr, Type reflected_type);
140
141                 public override FieldInfo[] GetFields (BindingFlags bindingAttr)
142                 {
143                         return GetFields_internal (bindingAttr, this);
144                 }
145                 
146                 public override Type GetInterface (string name, bool ignoreCase)
147                 {
148                         if (name == null)
149                                 throw new ArgumentNullException ();
150
151                         Type[] interfaces = GetInterfaces();
152
153                         foreach (Type type in interfaces) {
154                                 if (String.Compare (type.Name, name, ignoreCase, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) == 0)
155                                         return type;
156                                 if (String.Compare (type.FullName, name, ignoreCase, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) == 0)
157                                         return type;
158                         }
159
160                         return null;
161                 }
162
163                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
164                 public extern override Type[] GetInterfaces();
165                 
166                 public override MemberInfo[] GetMembers( BindingFlags bindingAttr)
167                 {
168                         return FindMembers (MemberTypes.All, bindingAttr, null, null);
169                 }
170
171                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
172                 internal extern MethodInfo [] GetMethodsByName (string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr, bool ignoreCase, Type reflected_type);
173
174                 public override MethodInfo [] GetMethods (BindingFlags bindingAttr)
175                 {
176                         return GetMethodsByName (null, bindingAttr, false, this);
177                 }
178
179                 protected override MethodInfo GetMethodImpl (string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr,
180                                                              Binder binder,
181                                                              CallingConventions callConvention,
182                                                              Type[] types, ParameterModifier[] modifiers)
183                 {
184                         bool ignoreCase = ((bindingAttr & BindingFlags.IgnoreCase) != 0);
185                         MethodInfo[] methods = GetMethodsByName (name, bindingAttr, ignoreCase, this);
186                         MethodInfo found = null;
187                         MethodBase[] match;
188                         int count = 0;
189                         
190                         foreach (MethodInfo m in methods) {
191                                 // Under MS.NET, Standard|HasThis matches Standard...
192                                 if (callConvention != CallingConventions.Any && ((m.CallingConvention & callConvention) != callConvention))
193                                         continue;
194                                 found = m;
195                                 count++;
196                         }
197
198                         if (count == 0)
199                                 return null;
200                         
201                         if (count == 1 && types == null) 
202                                 return (MethodInfo) CheckMethodSecurity (found);
203
204                         match = new MethodBase [count];
205                         if (count == 1)
206                                 match [0] = found;
207                         else {
208                                 count = 0;
209                                 foreach (MethodInfo m in methods) {
210                                         if (callConvention != CallingConventions.Any && ((m.CallingConvention & callConvention) != callConvention))
211                                                 continue;
212                                         match [count++] = m;
213                                 }
214                         }
215
216                         if (types == null) 
217                                 return (MethodInfo) CheckMethodSecurity (Binder.FindMostDerivedMatch (match));
218
219                         if (binder == null)
220                                 binder = Binder.DefaultBinder;
221                         
222                         return (MethodInfo) CheckMethodSecurity (binder.SelectMethod (bindingAttr, match, types, modifiers));
223                 }
224
225                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
226                 extern MethodInfo GetCorrespondingInflatedMethod (MethodInfo generic);
227
228                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
229                 extern ConstructorInfo GetCorrespondingInflatedConstructor (ConstructorInfo generic);
230
231                 internal override MethodInfo GetMethod (MethodInfo fromNoninstanciated)
232                 {
233                         return GetCorrespondingInflatedMethod (fromNoninstanciated);
234                 }
235
236                 internal override ConstructorInfo GetConstructor (ConstructorInfo fromNoninstanciated)
237                 {
238                         return GetCorrespondingInflatedConstructor (fromNoninstanciated);
239                 }
240
241                 internal override FieldInfo GetField (FieldInfo fromNoninstanciated)
242                 {
243                         return GetField (fromNoninstanciated.Name);
244                 }
245
246                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
247                 public extern override Type GetNestedType (string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr);
248
249                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
250                 public extern override Type[] GetNestedTypes (BindingFlags bindingAttr);
251
252                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
253                 internal extern PropertyInfo[] GetPropertiesByName (string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr, bool icase, Type reflected_type);
254
255                 public override PropertyInfo [] GetProperties (BindingFlags bindingAttr)
256                 {
257                         return GetPropertiesByName (null, bindingAttr, false, this);
258                 }
259
260                 protected override PropertyInfo GetPropertyImpl (string name, BindingFlags bindingAttr,
261                                                                  Binder binder, Type returnType,
262                                                                  Type[] types,
263                                                                  ParameterModifier[] modifiers)
264                 {
265                         bool ignoreCase = ((bindingAttr & BindingFlags.IgnoreCase) != 0);
266                         PropertyInfo [] props = GetPropertiesByName (name, bindingAttr, ignoreCase, this);
267                         int count = props.Length;
268                         if (count == 0)
269                                 return null;
270                         
271                         if (count == 1 && (types == null || types.Length == 0)) 
272                                 return props [0];
273
274                         if (binder == null)
275                                 binder = Binder.DefaultBinder;
276                         
277                         return binder.SelectProperty (bindingAttr, props, returnType, types, modifiers);
278                 }
279
280                 protected override bool HasElementTypeImpl ()
281                 {
282                         return IsArrayImpl() || IsByRefImpl() || IsPointerImpl ();
283                 }
284
285                 protected override bool IsArrayImpl ()
286                 {
287                         return Type.IsArrayImpl (this);
288                 }
289
290                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
291                 protected extern override bool IsByRefImpl ();
292
293                 [MethodImplAttribute (MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
294                 protected extern override bool IsCOMObjectImpl ();
295
296                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
297                 protected extern override bool IsPointerImpl ();
298
299                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
300                 protected extern override bool IsPrimitiveImpl ();
301
302                 protected override bool IsValueTypeImpl ()
303                 {
304                         return type_is_subtype_of (this, typeof (System.ValueType), false) &&
305                                 this != typeof (System.ValueType) &&
306                                 this != typeof (System.Enum);
307                 }
308                 
309                 public override object InvokeMember (string name, BindingFlags invokeAttr,
310                                                      Binder binder, object target, object[] args,
311                                                      ParameterModifier[] modifiers,
312                                                      CultureInfo culture, string[] namedParameters)
313                 {
314
315                         if ((invokeAttr & BindingFlags.CreateInstance) != 0) {
316                                 if ((invokeAttr & (BindingFlags.GetField |
317                                                 BindingFlags.GetField | BindingFlags.GetProperty |
318                                                 BindingFlags.SetProperty)) != 0)
319                                         throw new ArgumentException ("invokeAttr");
320                         } else if (name == null)
321                                 throw new ArgumentNullException ("name");
322                         if ((invokeAttr & BindingFlags.GetField) != 0 && (invokeAttr & BindingFlags.SetField) != 0)
323                                 throw new ArgumentException ("invokeAttr");
324                         if ((invokeAttr & BindingFlags.GetProperty) != 0 && (invokeAttr & BindingFlags.SetProperty) != 0)
325                                 throw new ArgumentException ("invokeAttr");
326                         if ((invokeAttr & BindingFlags.InvokeMethod) != 0 && (invokeAttr & (BindingFlags.SetProperty|BindingFlags.SetField)) != 0)
327                                 throw new ArgumentException ("invokeAttr");
328                         if ((namedParameters != null) && ((args == null) || args.Length < namedParameters.Length))
329                                 throw new ArgumentException ("namedParameters cannot be more than named arguments in number");
330
331                         /* set some defaults if none are provided :-( */
332                         if ((invokeAttr & (BindingFlags.Public|BindingFlags.NonPublic)) == 0)
333                                 invokeAttr |= BindingFlags.Public;
334                         if ((invokeAttr & (BindingFlags.Static|BindingFlags.Instance)) == 0)
335                                 invokeAttr |= BindingFlags.Static|BindingFlags.Instance;
336
337                         if (binder == null)
338                                 binder = Binder.DefaultBinder;
339                         if ((invokeAttr & BindingFlags.CreateInstance) != 0) {
340                                 /* the name is ignored */
341                                 invokeAttr |= BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly;
342                                 ConstructorInfo[] ctors = GetConstructors (invokeAttr);
343                                 object state = null;
344                                 MethodBase ctor = binder.BindToMethod (invokeAttr, ctors, ref args, modifiers, culture, namedParameters, out state);
345                                 if (ctor == null) {
346                                         if (this.IsValueType && args == null)
347                                                 return Activator.CreateInstanceInternal (this);
348                                         
349                                         throw new MissingMethodException ("Constructor on type '" + FullName + "' not found.");
350                                 }
351                                 object result = ctor.Invoke (target, invokeAttr, binder, args, culture);
352                                 binder.ReorderArgumentArray (ref args, state);
353                                 return result;
354                         }
355                         if (name == String.Empty && Attribute.IsDefined (this, typeof (DefaultMemberAttribute))) {
356                                 DefaultMemberAttribute attr = (DefaultMemberAttribute) Attribute.GetCustomAttribute (this, typeof (DefaultMemberAttribute));
357                                 name = attr.MemberName;
358                         }
359                         bool ignoreCase = (invokeAttr & BindingFlags.IgnoreCase) != 0;
360                         string throwMissingMethodDescription = null;
361                         bool throwMissingFieldException = false;
362                         
363                         if ((invokeAttr & BindingFlags.InvokeMethod) != 0) {
364                                 MethodInfo[] methods = GetMethodsByName (name, invokeAttr, ignoreCase, this);
365                                 object state = null;
366                                 MethodBase m = binder.BindToMethod (invokeAttr, methods, ref args, modifiers, culture, namedParameters, out state);
367                                 if (m == null) {
368                                         if (methods.Length > 0)
369                                                 throwMissingMethodDescription = "The best match for method " + name + " has some invalid parameter.";
370                                         else
371                                                 throwMissingMethodDescription = "Cannot find method " + name + ".";
372                                 } else {
373                                         object result = m.Invoke (target, invokeAttr, binder, args, culture);
374                                         binder.ReorderArgumentArray (ref args, state);
375                                         return result;
376                                 }
377                         }
378                         if ((invokeAttr & BindingFlags.GetField) != 0) {
379                                 FieldInfo f = GetField (name, invokeAttr);
380                                 if (f != null) {
381                                         return f.GetValue (target);
382                                 } else if ((invokeAttr & BindingFlags.GetProperty) == 0) {
383                                         throwMissingFieldException = true;
384                                 }
385                                 /* try GetProperty */
386                         } else if ((invokeAttr & BindingFlags.SetField) != 0) {
387                                 if ((args == null) || args.Length != 1)
388                                         throw new ArgumentException ("invokeAttr");
389
390                                 FieldInfo f = GetField (name, invokeAttr);
391                                 if (f != null) {
392                                         f.SetValue (target, args [0]);
393                                         return null;
394                                 } else if ((invokeAttr & BindingFlags.SetProperty) == 0) {
395                                         throwMissingFieldException = true;
396                                 }
397                                 /* try SetProperty */
398                         }
399                         if ((invokeAttr & BindingFlags.GetProperty) != 0) {
400                                 PropertyInfo[] properties = GetPropertiesByName (name, invokeAttr, ignoreCase, this);
401                                 object state = null;
402                                 int i, count = 0;
403                                 for (i = 0; i < properties.Length; ++i) {
404                                         if ((properties [i].GetGetMethod (true) != null))
405                                                 count++;
406                                 }
407                                 MethodBase[] smethods = new MethodBase [count];
408                                 count = 0;
409                                 for (i = 0; i < properties.Length; ++i) {
410                                         MethodBase mb = properties [i].GetGetMethod (true);
411                                         if (mb != null)
412                                                 smethods [count++] = mb;
413                                 }
414                                 MethodBase m = binder.BindToMethod (invokeAttr, smethods, ref args, modifiers, culture, namedParameters, out state);
415                                 if (m == null) {
416                                         throwMissingFieldException = true;
417                                 } else {
418                                         object result = m.Invoke (target, invokeAttr, binder, args, culture);
419                                         binder.ReorderArgumentArray (ref args, state);
420                                         return result;
421                                 }
422                         } else if ((invokeAttr & BindingFlags.SetProperty) != 0) {
423                                 PropertyInfo[] properties = GetPropertiesByName (name, invokeAttr, ignoreCase, this);
424                                 object state = null;
425                                 int i, count = 0;
426                                 for (i = 0; i < properties.Length; ++i) {
427                                         if (properties [i].GetSetMethod (true) != null)
428                                                 count++;
429                                 }
430                                 MethodBase[] smethods = new MethodBase [count];
431                                 count = 0;
432                                 for (i = 0; i < properties.Length; ++i) {
433                                         MethodBase mb = properties [i].GetSetMethod (true);
434                                         if (mb != null)
435                                                 smethods [count++] = mb;
436                                 }
437                                 MethodBase m = binder.BindToMethod (invokeAttr, smethods, ref args, modifiers, culture, namedParameters, out state);
438                                 if (m == null) {
439                                         throwMissingFieldException = true;
440                                 } else {
441                                         object result = m.Invoke (target, invokeAttr, binder, args, culture);
442                                         binder.ReorderArgumentArray (ref args, state);
443                                         return result;
444                                 }
445                         }
446                         if (throwMissingMethodDescription != null)
447                                 throw new MissingMethodException(throwMissingMethodDescription);
448                         if (throwMissingFieldException)
449                                 throw new MissingFieldException("Cannot find variable " + name + ".");
450
451                         return null;
452                 }
453
454                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
455                 public extern override Type GetElementType ();
456
457                 public override Type UnderlyingSystemType {
458                         get {
459                                 // This has _nothing_ to do with getting the base type of an enum etc.
460                                 return this;
461                         }
462                 }
463
464                 public extern override Assembly Assembly {
465                         [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
466                         get;
467                 }
468
469                 public override string AssemblyQualifiedName {
470                         get {
471                                 return getFullName (true, true);
472                         }
473                 }
474
475                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
476                 private extern string getFullName(bool full_name, bool assembly_qualified);
477
478                 public extern override Type BaseType {
479                         [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
480                         get;
481                 }
482
483                 public override string FullName {
484                         get {
485                                 return getFullName (true, false);
486                         }
487                 }
488
489                 public override Guid GUID {
490                         get {
491                                 object[] att = GetCustomAttributes(typeof(System.Runtime.InteropServices.GuidAttribute), true);
492                                 if (att.Length == 0)
493                                         return Guid.Empty;
494                                 return new Guid(((System.Runtime.InteropServices.GuidAttribute)att[0]).Value);
495                         }
496                 }
497
498                 public override bool IsDefined (Type attributeType, bool inherit)
499                 {
500                         return MonoCustomAttrs.IsDefined (this, attributeType, inherit);
501                 }
502
503                 public override object[] GetCustomAttributes (bool inherit)
504                 {
505                         return MonoCustomAttrs.GetCustomAttributes (this, inherit);
506                 }
507
508                 public override object[] GetCustomAttributes (Type attributeType, bool inherit)
509                 {
510                         if (attributeType == null)
511                         {
512                                 throw new ArgumentNullException("attributeType");
513                         }
514                         
515                         return MonoCustomAttrs.GetCustomAttributes (this, attributeType, inherit);
516                 }
517
518                 public override MemberTypes MemberType {
519                         get {
520                                 if (DeclaringType != null)
521                                         return MemberTypes.NestedType;
522                                 else
523                                         return MemberTypes.TypeInfo;
524                         }
525                 }
526
527                 public extern override string Name {
528                         [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
529                         get;
530                 }
531
532                 public extern override string Namespace {
533                         [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
534                         get;
535                 }
536
537                 public extern override Module Module {
538                         [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
539                         get;
540                 }
541
542                 public extern override Type DeclaringType {
543                         [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
544                         get;
545                 }
546
547                 public override Type ReflectedType {
548                         get {
549                                 return DeclaringType;
550                         }
551                 }
552
553                 public override RuntimeTypeHandle TypeHandle {
554                         get {
555                                 return _impl;
556                         }
557                 }
558
559                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
560                 public extern override int GetArrayRank ();
561
562                 public void GetObjectData(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
563                 {
564                         UnitySerializationHolder.GetTypeData (this, info, context);
565                 }
566
567                 public override string ToString()
568                 {
569                         return getFullName (false, false);
570                 }
571
572 #if NET_2_0 || BOOTSTRAP_NET_2_0
573                 [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
574                 public extern override Type [] GetGenericArguments ();
575
576                 public override bool ContainsGenericParameters {
577                         get {
578                                 if (IsGenericParameter)
579                                         return true;
580
581                                 if (IsGenericType) {
582                                         foreach (Type arg in GetGenericArguments ())
583                                                 if (arg.ContainsGenericParameters)
584                                                         return true;
585                                 }
586
587                                 if (HasElementType)
588                                         return GetElementType ().ContainsGenericParameters;
589
590                                 return false;
591                         }
592                 }
593
594                 public extern override bool IsGenericParameter {
595                         [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
596                         get;
597                 }
598
599                 public extern override MethodBase DeclaringMethod {
600                         [MethodImplAttribute(MethodImplOptions.InternalCall)]
601                         get;
602                 }
603 #endif
604
605                 private MethodBase CheckMethodSecurity (MethodBase mb)
606                 {
607                         if (!SecurityManager.SecurityEnabled || (mb == null))
608                                 return mb;
609
610                         // Sadly we have no way to know which kind of security action this is
611                         // so we must do it the hard way. Actually this isn't so bad 
612                         // because we can skip the (mb.Attributes & MethodAttributes.HasSecurity)
613                         // icall required (and do it ourselves)
614
615                         // this (unlike the Invoke step) is _and stays_ a LinkDemand (caller)
616                         return SecurityManager.ReflectedLinkDemandQuery (mb) ? mb : null;
617                 }
618         }
619 }