Get the type name

Question

How i can get full right name of generic type?

For example: This code

typeof(List).Name

return

Answer 1

Another way to get a nice type name by using an extension:

typeof(Dictionary>>).CSharpName();
// output is: 
// Dictionary>>

The Extension Code:

public static class TypeExtensions
{
   public static string CSharpName(this Type type)
   {
       string typeName = type.Name;

       if (type.IsGenericType)
       {
           var genArgs = type.GetGenericArguments();

           if (genArgs.Count() > 0)
           {
               typeName = typeName.Substring(0, typeName.Length - 2);

               string args = "";

               foreach (var argType in genArgs)
               {
                   string argName = argType.Name;

                   if (argType.IsGenericType)
                       argName = argType.CSharpName();

                   args += argName + ", ";
               }

               typeName = string.Format("{0}<{1}>", typeName, args.Substring(0, args.Length - 2));
           }
       }

       return typeName;
   }        
}