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Reflection and decorated names
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I need to load some types at runtime based on class names provided externally.

Where is the generation of CLR type names for various F# classes of types (types of classes?) covered on the spec? (The "`", "<>", "/", etc. adorned versions) I searched for "decorat" and found nothing.

I'm also looking for something in Microsoft.FSharp.Reflection that will help me get the deecorated type name given a base name and other info about the type, but I didn't see anything.

I'm also having trouble finding any type beyond the module level:

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module MyMod

type MyClass =

val x: int

let t = System.Type.GetType("MyMod,MyAssem") // works

let t = System.Type.GetType("MyMod.MyClass,MyAssem") // doesn't work

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The IL disasm shows "MyClass" as a public nested class of MyMod, but I can't see to get at it via GetType(string).

thanks!

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The CLR name for nested types uses "+", e.g. "MyMod+MyClass". Stuff like "GenericType`2" is also CLR.

The commented code below is suggestive of F# control.

There's also an example of an easy way to find out the CLR name.

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//[<CompilationRepresentationAttribute(CompilationRepresentationFlags.ModuleSuffix)>]
module MyMod

type MyClass() = class end

let t = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetType("MyMod+MyClass")
printfn "%A" t

let u = typeof<MyClass>
printfn "%s" u.FullName
By on 11/14/2009 4:50 PM ()

> The CLR name for nested types uses "+"

[slap on the forehead] Duh... :)

thanks

By on 11/14/2009 6:07 PM ()

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