Net35.TypeInfo

Net35.TypeInfo is a small compatibility library that backports and provides higher-level reflection helpers for older .NET frameworks (including .NET 2.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5) while also supporting .NET Standard 2.0. It exposes convenience extensions around core reflection types (Type, MemberInfo, MethodInfo, PropertyInfo, ParameterInfo, CustomAttributeData, Assembly, etc.) to make it easier to inspect types, members and attributes in a consistent way across multiple framework versions.

Key goals

• Provide a consistent, tested API for reflection operations across legacy .NET frameworks and .NET Standard.
• Offer small, targeted extension methods that fill gaps in older runtimes without taking dependencies on large libraries.
• Keep the code small, portable and well covered by unit tests.

Supported target frameworks

• .NET Framework 2.0
• .NET Framework 3.5
• .NET Framework 4.0
• .NET Framework 4.5
• .NET Standard 2.0

Features

• Type extension helpers to enumerate and query members consistently across runtimes.
• MemberInfo, MethodInfo, PropertyInfo, and ParameterInfo extension methods that simplify common reflection tasks.
• Helpers for working with CustomAttributeData and custom attribute inspection without forcing attribute instantiation.
• Small compatibility shims to fill APIs that are missing in older frameworks.

Getting started

1. Install the package from NuGet (when published) or reference the project directly in your solution.

   Package id: Net35.TypeInfo (see NuGet listing for the latest version)

2. Use the extension methods in your code. Example:

   using System; using System.Reflection; using Net35.TypeInfo.Extensions; // ... Type t = typeof(MyType); var publicInstanceProperties = t.GetPublicInstanceProperties(); // example extension foreach (var p in publicInstanceProperties) { Console.WriteLine(p.Name); }