#region License Information
/* HeuristicLab
 * Copyright (C) 2002-2012 Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms Laboratory (HEAL)
 *
 * This file is part of HeuristicLab.
 *
 * HeuristicLab is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * HeuristicLab is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with HeuristicLab. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
#endregion

using System;

namespace HeuristicLab.Persistence.Auxiliary {

  /// <summary>
  /// Extension methods for the <see cref="Type"/> class.
  /// </summary>
  public static class TypeExtensions {

    /// <summary>
    /// Get an assembly qualified name withough version information.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
    /// <returns>A full type name without version information.</returns>
    public static string VersionInvariantName(this Type type) {
      return TypeNameParser.Parse(type.AssemblyQualifiedName).ToString(false);
    }

  }

}