Metaprogramming in C#

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Reasoning about Types Using Reflection

Now that we have covered some of the basics of how metaprogramming can benefit you, its core concepts, and a real-world example, it’s time to look inside the .NET runtime and see how we can leverage its power.

In this chapter, we will have a look at the implicit metadata provided by the compiler and the runtime. We’ll see how we can collect all types in a running system and use it for discovery.

We will cover the following topics:

• Assembly discovery in the running process
• Leveraging library metadata to get project-referenced assemblies
• Discovering types
• Open/closed principle applied

By the end of this chapter, you will understand how you can use the powerful APIs of the .NET runtime to reason about ...