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

Building on the excellent answer above by fir3rpho3nixx and David Schmitt, I have modified their code and added the ShouldInheritOrImplementTypedGenericInterface test (last one).

    /// 

    /// Find out if a child type implements or inherits from the parent type.
    /// The parent type can be an interface or a concrete class, generic or non-generic.
    /// 
    /// 
    /// 
    /// 
    public static bool InheritsOrImplements(this Type child, Type parent)
    {
        var currentChild = parent.IsGenericTypeDefinition && child.IsGenericType ? child.GetGenericTypeDefinition() : child;

        while (currentChild != typeof(object))
        {
            if (parent == currentChild || HasAnyInterfaces(parent, currentChild))
                return true;

            currentChild = currentChild.BaseType != null && parent.IsGenericTypeDefinition && currentChild.BaseType.IsGenericType
                                ? currentChild.BaseType.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
                                : currentChild.BaseType;

            if (currentChild == null)
                return false;
        }
        return false;
    }

    private static bool HasAnyInterfaces(Type parent, Type child)
    {
        return child.GetInterfaces().Any(childInterface =>
            {
                var currentInterface = parent.IsGenericTypeDefinition && childInterface.IsGenericType
                    ? childInterface.GetGenericTypeDefinition()
                    : childInterface;

                return currentInterface == parent;
            });

    }

    [Test]
    public void ShouldInheritOrImplementNonGenericInterface()
    {
        Assert.That(typeof(FooImplementor)
            .InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IFooInterface)), Is.True);
    }

    [Test]
    public void ShouldInheritOrImplementGenericInterface()
    {
        Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooBase)
            .InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
    }

    [Test]
    public void ShouldInheritOrImplementGenericInterfaceByGenericSubclass()
    {
        Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooImplementor<>)
            .InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
    }

    [Test]
    public void ShouldInheritOrImplementGenericInterfaceByGenericSubclassNotCaringAboutGenericTypeParameter()
    {
        Assert.That(new GenericFooImplementor().GetType()
            .InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface<>)), Is.True);
    }

    [Test]
    public void ShouldNotInheritOrImplementGenericInterfaceByGenericSubclassNotCaringAboutGenericTypeParameter()
    {
        Assert.That(new GenericFooImplementor().GetType()
            .InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface)), Is.False);
    }

    [Test]
    public void ShouldInheritOrImplementNonGenericClass()
    {
        Assert.That(typeof(FooImplementor)
            .InheritsOrImplements(typeof(FooBase)), Is.True);
    }

    [Test]
    public void ShouldInheritOrImplementAnyBaseType()
    {
        Assert.That(typeof(GenericFooImplementor<>)
            .InheritsOrImplements(typeof(FooBase)), Is.True);
    }

    [Test]
    public void ShouldInheritOrImplementTypedGenericInterface()
    {
        GenericFooImplementor obj = new GenericFooImplementor();
        Type t = obj.GetType();

        Assert.IsTrue(t.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface)));
        Assert.IsFalse(t.InheritsOrImplements(typeof(IGenericFooInterface)));
    }