How to get IEnumerable Type of Type

Question

I have factory method that returns Type of a POCO given a Key.

    public static Type GetType(string key)
    {
        var name = string.format("MyPOCOClass{0},MyAssembly",key);
        return Type.GetType(name);
    }

So lets say value of the Key is One and assume that the class MyPOCOClassOneexists in MyAssembly

in above case i wanted type of IEnumerable<MyPOCOClassOne> How do i do that?

Change your hardcoded string to match what you're looking for? — Rufus L, Jun 18 '18 at 21:53
You can use [Type.MakeGenericType()](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.type.makegenerictype(v=vs.110).aspx). — itsme86, Jun 18 '18 at 21:58

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 18 '18 at 22:01

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You want to take advantage of Type.MakeGenericType(MSDN). In your case:

Type enumerable = typeof(IEnumerable<>); //Unresolved generic!
Type yourType = GetType(someKey); //OP Method

return enumerable.MakeGenericType(yourType);

answered Jun 18 '18 at 22:01

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