How can I get the correct text definition of a generic type using reflection?

Question

I am working on code generation and ran into a snag with generics. Here is a \"simplified\" version of what is causing me issues.

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Answer 1

I believe you can pass

System.String, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089

into Type.Parse(). That is a fully qualified type name, I think.