Assembly.GetTypes() returns strange type names e.g. “<>c”

Question

When using Assembly.GetTypes() I get types that have Type.Name that begin with <>c.....

I tried to google if this is an

Answer 1

These are the CompilerGeneratedAttribute Class

Distinguishes a compiler-generated element from a user-generated element. This class cannot be inherited.

You can check it like

using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;


bool CompilerGen(Type t)
{
    var attr = Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(t, typeof(CompilerGeneratedAttribute));
    return attr != null;
}