Check if a class is derived from a generic class

Question

I have a generic class in my project with derived classes.

public class GenericClass : GenericInterface
{
}

public class Test : GenericCla         


        

Answer 1

Here's a little method I created for checking that a object is derived from a specific type. Works great for me!

internal static bool IsDerivativeOf(this Type t, Type typeToCompare)
{
    if (t == null) throw new NullReferenceException();
    if (t.BaseType == null) return false;

    if (t.BaseType == typeToCompare) return true;
    else return t.BaseType.IsDerivativeOf(typeToCompare);
}