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For my example I use Autofac (it's not necessary):



var r = builder.RegisterType<Helper>().As<IHelper>(); // usual using


What I'd like to do is to be able to register types somehow like:



string name1 = "Helper";



string name2 = "IHelper";



var r = builder.RegisterType<GetTypeFromName(name1)>().As<GetTypeFromName(name2)>();


Is it possible to do with reflection magic?






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  • Possible duplicate of How do I use reflection to call a generic method?

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For my example I use Autofac (it's not necessary):



var r = builder.RegisterType<Helper>().As<IHelper>(); // usual using


What I'd like to do is to be able to register types somehow like:



string name1 = "Helper";



string name2 = "IHelper";



var r = builder.RegisterType<GetTypeFromName(name1)>().As<GetTypeFromName(name2)>();


Is it possible to do with reflection magic?






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  • Possible duplicate of How do I use reflection to call a generic method?

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    Nov 13 '18 at 19:26














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For my example I use Autofac (it's not necessary):



var r = builder.RegisterType<Helper>().As<IHelper>(); // usual using


What I'd like to do is to be able to register types somehow like:



string name1 = "Helper";



string name2 = "IHelper";



var r = builder.RegisterType<GetTypeFromName(name1)>().As<GetTypeFromName(name2)>();


Is it possible to do with reflection magic?






c# .net reflection dependency-injection autofac







share|improve this question
















For my example I use Autofac (it's not necessary):



var r = builder.RegisterType<Helper>().As<IHelper>(); // usual using


What I'd like to do is to be able to register types somehow like:



string name1 = "Helper";



string name2 = "IHelper";



var r = builder.RegisterType<GetTypeFromName(name1)>().As<GetTypeFromName(name2)>();


Is it possible to do with reflection magic?






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  • Possible duplicate of How do I use reflection to call a generic method?

    – thehennyy
    Nov 13 '18 at 19:26



















  • Possible duplicate of How do I use reflection to call a generic method?

    – thehennyy
    Nov 13 '18 at 19:26

















Possible duplicate of How do I use reflection to call a generic method?

– thehennyy
Nov 13 '18 at 19:26





Possible duplicate of How do I use reflection to call a generic method?

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You would have to create a mechanism that would "figure out" which concrete types you want to register and how to expose them (the As part in AutoFac). Here is a sample of how you can register using System.Type so the missing part is obtaining the System.Types yourself.



// get your Type(s)

Type concreteType = typeof(Helper);

Type asType = typeof(IHelper);



// Autofac registration call

builder.RegisterType(concreteType).As(asType);


As you can see in the above code you should call the non-generic version of the RegisterType and As methods. (The generic versions really just call down to these anyways).






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  • Hey, I even didn't think about non-generic version! Yes, I'm able to get both types, but unfortunately after resolving I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper). Any ideas?

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:51











  • @amplifier - Does type Helper implement interface IHelper?

    – Igor
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:53











  • Yes, it does. Checked it, otherwise my "static" resolver wouldn't work

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 19:11



















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Generally to resolve a type name you would need to provide more information than just the class name. So I guess the answer is "not exactly".



The method for mapping a string to a type is Type.GetType, which is documented here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.type.gettype?view=netframework-4.7.2



As you can see, in a vacuum we can't say that "Helper" or "IHelper" would be sufficient. You probably could get by with a namespace-qualified class name. (The reason why Helper works in the "hard-coded" syntax, of course, is that the compiler can take advantage of using statements in deciding what Helper should mean. That option doesn't work when GetType is trying to understand a string at runtime.)



If you can provide a custom resolver, maybe you can make it work exactly as you describe.






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  • I can get type variable for Helper and IHelper this way: Type typeArgument = Assembly.LoadFrom(assemblyPath).GetTypes().First(t => t.Name == className);

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:37













  • Sure, and if that suits your use case, it's fine. This means that you know what assembly the class comes from, which is a good place to start. But also beware of that First method, which may not do what you want if the assembly should happen to contain two classes (in different namespaces) with the same name.

    – Mark Adelsberger
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:41



















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If you're able to get te Type object for the type you want to register, you can pass it to Autofac using a different overload of the RegisterType method, like so:



var type = Assembly.LoadFrom(path).GetType(typeName);

builder.RegisterType(type);





share|improve this answer
























  • Great! But after resolving IHelper via _container.Resolve<IHelper>(); I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper).

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:53











  • If concrete type and interface types are different, you still have to use the As() method as you did before.

    – John Wu
    Nov 13 '18 at 19:04











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You would have to create a mechanism that would "figure out" which concrete types you want to register and how to expose them (the As part in AutoFac). Here is a sample of how you can register using System.Type so the missing part is obtaining the System.Types yourself.



// get your Type(s)

Type concreteType = typeof(Helper);

Type asType = typeof(IHelper);



// Autofac registration call

builder.RegisterType(concreteType).As(asType);


As you can see in the above code you should call the non-generic version of the RegisterType and As methods. (The generic versions really just call down to these anyways).






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  • Hey, I even didn't think about non-generic version! Yes, I'm able to get both types, but unfortunately after resolving I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper). Any ideas?

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:51











  • @amplifier - Does type Helper implement interface IHelper?

    – Igor
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:53











  • Yes, it does. Checked it, otherwise my "static" resolver wouldn't work

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 19:11
















1














You would have to create a mechanism that would "figure out" which concrete types you want to register and how to expose them (the As part in AutoFac). Here is a sample of how you can register using System.Type so the missing part is obtaining the System.Types yourself.



// get your Type(s)

Type concreteType = typeof(Helper);

Type asType = typeof(IHelper);



// Autofac registration call

builder.RegisterType(concreteType).As(asType);


As you can see in the above code you should call the non-generic version of the RegisterType and As methods. (The generic versions really just call down to these anyways).






share|improve this answer


























  • Hey, I even didn't think about non-generic version! Yes, I'm able to get both types, but unfortunately after resolving I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper). Any ideas?

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:51











  • @amplifier - Does type Helper implement interface IHelper?

    – Igor
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:53











  • Yes, it does. Checked it, otherwise my "static" resolver wouldn't work

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 19:11














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You would have to create a mechanism that would "figure out" which concrete types you want to register and how to expose them (the As part in AutoFac). Here is a sample of how you can register using System.Type so the missing part is obtaining the System.Types yourself.



// get your Type(s)

Type concreteType = typeof(Helper);

Type asType = typeof(IHelper);



// Autofac registration call

builder.RegisterType(concreteType).As(asType);


As you can see in the above code you should call the non-generic version of the RegisterType and As methods. (The generic versions really just call down to these anyways).






share|improve this answer















You would have to create a mechanism that would "figure out" which concrete types you want to register and how to expose them (the As part in AutoFac). Here is a sample of how you can register using System.Type so the missing part is obtaining the System.Types yourself.



// get your Type(s)

Type concreteType = typeof(Helper);

Type asType = typeof(IHelper);



// Autofac registration call

builder.RegisterType(concreteType).As(asType);


As you can see in the above code you should call the non-generic version of the RegisterType and As methods. (The generic versions really just call down to these anyways).







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  • Hey, I even didn't think about non-generic version! Yes, I'm able to get both types, but unfortunately after resolving I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper). Any ideas?

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:51











  • @amplifier - Does type Helper implement interface IHelper?

    – Igor
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:53











  • Yes, it does. Checked it, otherwise my "static" resolver wouldn't work

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 19:11



















  • Hey, I even didn't think about non-generic version! Yes, I'm able to get both types, but unfortunately after resolving I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper). Any ideas?

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:51











  • @amplifier - Does type Helper implement interface IHelper?

    – Igor
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:53











  • Yes, it does. Checked it, otherwise my "static" resolver wouldn't work

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 19:11

















Hey, I even didn't think about non-generic version! Yes, I'm able to get both types, but unfortunately after resolving I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper). Any ideas?

– amplifier
Nov 13 '18 at 18:51





Hey, I even didn't think about non-generic version! Yes, I'm able to get both types, but unfortunately after resolving I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper). Any ideas?

– amplifier
Nov 13 '18 at 18:51













@amplifier - Does type Helper implement interface IHelper?

– Igor
Nov 13 '18 at 18:53





@amplifier - Does type Helper implement interface IHelper?

– Igor
Nov 13 '18 at 18:53













Yes, it does. Checked it, otherwise my "static" resolver wouldn't work

– amplifier
Nov 13 '18 at 19:11





Yes, it does. Checked it, otherwise my "static" resolver wouldn't work

– amplifier
Nov 13 '18 at 19:11













1














Generally to resolve a type name you would need to provide more information than just the class name. So I guess the answer is "not exactly".



The method for mapping a string to a type is Type.GetType, which is documented here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.type.gettype?view=netframework-4.7.2



As you can see, in a vacuum we can't say that "Helper" or "IHelper" would be sufficient. You probably could get by with a namespace-qualified class name. (The reason why Helper works in the "hard-coded" syntax, of course, is that the compiler can take advantage of using statements in deciding what Helper should mean. That option doesn't work when GetType is trying to understand a string at runtime.)



If you can provide a custom resolver, maybe you can make it work exactly as you describe.






share|improve this answer


























  • I can get type variable for Helper and IHelper this way: Type typeArgument = Assembly.LoadFrom(assemblyPath).GetTypes().First(t => t.Name == className);

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:37













  • Sure, and if that suits your use case, it's fine. This means that you know what assembly the class comes from, which is a good place to start. But also beware of that First method, which may not do what you want if the assembly should happen to contain two classes (in different namespaces) with the same name.

    – Mark Adelsberger
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:41
















1














Generally to resolve a type name you would need to provide more information than just the class name. So I guess the answer is "not exactly".



The method for mapping a string to a type is Type.GetType, which is documented here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.type.gettype?view=netframework-4.7.2



As you can see, in a vacuum we can't say that "Helper" or "IHelper" would be sufficient. You probably could get by with a namespace-qualified class name. (The reason why Helper works in the "hard-coded" syntax, of course, is that the compiler can take advantage of using statements in deciding what Helper should mean. That option doesn't work when GetType is trying to understand a string at runtime.)



If you can provide a custom resolver, maybe you can make it work exactly as you describe.






share|improve this answer


























  • I can get type variable for Helper and IHelper this way: Type typeArgument = Assembly.LoadFrom(assemblyPath).GetTypes().First(t => t.Name == className);

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:37













  • Sure, and if that suits your use case, it's fine. This means that you know what assembly the class comes from, which is a good place to start. But also beware of that First method, which may not do what you want if the assembly should happen to contain two classes (in different namespaces) with the same name.

    – Mark Adelsberger
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:41














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Generally to resolve a type name you would need to provide more information than just the class name. So I guess the answer is "not exactly".



The method for mapping a string to a type is Type.GetType, which is documented here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.type.gettype?view=netframework-4.7.2



As you can see, in a vacuum we can't say that "Helper" or "IHelper" would be sufficient. You probably could get by with a namespace-qualified class name. (The reason why Helper works in the "hard-coded" syntax, of course, is that the compiler can take advantage of using statements in deciding what Helper should mean. That option doesn't work when GetType is trying to understand a string at runtime.)



If you can provide a custom resolver, maybe you can make it work exactly as you describe.






share|improve this answer















Generally to resolve a type name you would need to provide more information than just the class name. So I guess the answer is "not exactly".



The method for mapping a string to a type is Type.GetType, which is documented here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.type.gettype?view=netframework-4.7.2



As you can see, in a vacuum we can't say that "Helper" or "IHelper" would be sufficient. You probably could get by with a namespace-qualified class name. (The reason why Helper works in the "hard-coded" syntax, of course, is that the compiler can take advantage of using statements in deciding what Helper should mean. That option doesn't work when GetType is trying to understand a string at runtime.)



If you can provide a custom resolver, maybe you can make it work exactly as you describe.







share|improve this answer














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answered Nov 13 '18 at 18:33









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  • I can get type variable for Helper and IHelper this way: Type typeArgument = Assembly.LoadFrom(assemblyPath).GetTypes().First(t => t.Name == className);

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:37













  • Sure, and if that suits your use case, it's fine. This means that you know what assembly the class comes from, which is a good place to start. But also beware of that First method, which may not do what you want if the assembly should happen to contain two classes (in different namespaces) with the same name.

    – Mark Adelsberger
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:41



















  • I can get type variable for Helper and IHelper this way: Type typeArgument = Assembly.LoadFrom(assemblyPath).GetTypes().First(t => t.Name == className);

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:37













  • Sure, and if that suits your use case, it's fine. This means that you know what assembly the class comes from, which is a good place to start. But also beware of that First method, which may not do what you want if the assembly should happen to contain two classes (in different namespaces) with the same name.

    – Mark Adelsberger
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:41

















I can get type variable for Helper and IHelper this way: Type typeArgument = Assembly.LoadFrom(assemblyPath).GetTypes().First(t => t.Name == className);

– amplifier
Nov 13 '18 at 18:37







I can get type variable for Helper and IHelper this way: Type typeArgument = Assembly.LoadFrom(assemblyPath).GetTypes().First(t => t.Name == className);

– amplifier
Nov 13 '18 at 18:37















Sure, and if that suits your use case, it's fine. This means that you know what assembly the class comes from, which is a good place to start. But also beware of that First method, which may not do what you want if the assembly should happen to contain two classes (in different namespaces) with the same name.

– Mark Adelsberger
Nov 13 '18 at 18:41





Sure, and if that suits your use case, it's fine. This means that you know what assembly the class comes from, which is a good place to start. But also beware of that First method, which may not do what you want if the assembly should happen to contain two classes (in different namespaces) with the same name.

– Mark Adelsberger
Nov 13 '18 at 18:41











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If you're able to get te Type object for the type you want to register, you can pass it to Autofac using a different overload of the RegisterType method, like so:



var type = Assembly.LoadFrom(path).GetType(typeName);

builder.RegisterType(type);





share|improve this answer
























  • Great! But after resolving IHelper via _container.Resolve<IHelper>(); I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper).

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:53











  • If concrete type and interface types are different, you still have to use the As() method as you did before.

    – John Wu
    Nov 13 '18 at 19:04
















1














If you're able to get te Type object for the type you want to register, you can pass it to Autofac using a different overload of the RegisterType method, like so:



var type = Assembly.LoadFrom(path).GetType(typeName);

builder.RegisterType(type);





share|improve this answer
























  • Great! But after resolving IHelper via _container.Resolve<IHelper>(); I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper).

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:53











  • If concrete type and interface types are different, you still have to use the As() method as you did before.

    – John Wu
    Nov 13 '18 at 19:04














1












1








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If you're able to get te Type object for the type you want to register, you can pass it to Autofac using a different overload of the RegisterType method, like so:



var type = Assembly.LoadFrom(path).GetType(typeName);

builder.RegisterType(type);





share|improve this answer













If you're able to get te Type object for the type you want to register, you can pass it to Autofac using a different overload of the RegisterType method, like so:



var type = Assembly.LoadFrom(path).GetType(typeName);

builder.RegisterType(type);






share|improve this answer












share|improve this answer



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answered Nov 13 '18 at 18:46









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  • Great! But after resolving IHelper via _container.Resolve<IHelper>(); I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper).

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:53











  • If concrete type and interface types are different, you still have to use the As() method as you did before.

    – John Wu
    Nov 13 '18 at 19:04



















  • Great! But after resolving IHelper via _container.Resolve<IHelper>(); I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper).

    – amplifier
    Nov 13 '18 at 18:53











  • If concrete type and interface types are different, you still have to use the As() method as you did before.

    – John Wu
    Nov 13 '18 at 19:04

















Great! But after resolving IHelper via _container.Resolve<IHelper>(); I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper).

– amplifier
Nov 13 '18 at 18:53





Great! But after resolving IHelper via _container.Resolve<IHelper>(); I get ComponentNotRegisteredException for 'asType' (IHelper).

– amplifier
Nov 13 '18 at 18:53













If concrete type and interface types are different, you still have to use the As() method as you did before.

– John Wu
Nov 13 '18 at 19:04





If concrete type and interface types are different, you still have to use the As() method as you did before.

– John Wu
Nov 13 '18 at 19:04


















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