Finding base type of types loaded from reflection

Question

I have a basic scenario.

Assembly asm = Assembly.LoadFrom(dllPath);
Type[] temp = asm.GetTypes();
bool matchFound = false;
foreach (Type t in temp)
{
    if (t.IsClass && t.IsSubClassOf(typeof(MyBaseClass)))
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Match found");
        matchFound = true;
        break;
    }
}

In this case no match found. But if I add reference of that assembly and call this method again.

bool matchFound = typeof(MyDerivedClass).IsSubClassOf(typeof(MyBaseClass));

matchFound is true in this case.

I want first case to be running. Any suggestion

Answer 1

Assemblies loaded via LoadFrom are not loaded into the default assembly context. This can cause problems like yours. Try using Assemlby.Load instead. Here are a few links for more info´s that could be usefull

http://gotoanswer.com/?q=Loading+a+class+from+an+assembly+dynamically+%28C%23%29

Reflection not working on assembly that is loaded using Assembly.LoadFrom

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms172214.aspx

http://geekswithblogs.net/rupreet/archive/2010/02/16/137988.aspx