Update to Mono.Cecil revision 134535.

Fixed handling of type attribute arguments when loading with Mono.Cecil.
Fixed handling of unbound generic types in type attribute arguments when loading with Reflection.

git-svn-id: svn://svn.sharpdevelop.net/sharpdevelop/branches/3.0@4096 1ccf3a8d-04fe-1044-b7c0-cef0b8235c61

src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Gui/Dialogs/NewProjectDialog.cs

@@ -239,6 +239,15 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project.Dialogs
 		
 		void PathChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
+			string solution = solutionNameTextBox.Text.Trim();
+			string name     = nameTextBox.Text.Trim();
+			string location = locationTextBox.Text.Trim();
+			string projectNameError = CheckProjectName(solution, name, location);
+			if (projectNameError != null) {
+				createInLabel.Text = StringParser.Parse(projectNameError).Replace("\n", " ").Replace("\r", "");
+				return;
+			}
+			
 			string solutionPath;
 			try {
 				solutionPath = NewProjectDirectory;
@@ -274,6 +283,25 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project.Dialogs
 		public string NewProjectLocation;
 		public string NewSolutionLocation;
 		
+		string CheckProjectName(string solution, string name, string location)
+		{
+			if (name.Length == 0 || !char.IsLetter(name[0]) && name[0] != '_') {
+				return "${res:ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Dialogs.NewProjectDialog.ProjectNameMustStartWithLetter}";
+			}
+			if (!FileUtility.IsValidDirectoryName(solution)
+			    || !FileUtility.IsValidDirectoryName(name))
+			{
+				return "${res:ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Dialogs.NewProjectDialog.IllegalProjectNameError}";
+			}
+			if (name.EndsWith(".")) {
+				return "${res:ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Dialogs.NewProjectDialog.ProjectNameMustNotEndWithDot}";
+			}
+			if (!FileUtility.IsValidPath(location) || !Path.IsPathRooted(location)) {
+				return "${res:ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Dialogs.NewProjectDialog.SpecifyValidLocation}";
+			}
+			return null;
+		}
+		
 		void OpenEvent(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			
@@ -287,19 +315,9 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Project.Dialogs
 			string solution = solutionNameTextBox.Text.Trim();
 			string name     = nameTextBox.Text.Trim();
 			string location = locationTextBox.Text.Trim();
-			if (!FileUtility.IsValidDirectoryName(solution)
-			    || !FileUtility.IsValidDirectoryName(name)
-			    || !FileUtility.IsValidPath(location))
-			{
-				MessageService.ShowError("${res:ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Dialogs.NewProjectDialog.IllegalProjectNameError}");
-				return;
-			}
-			if (!char.IsLetter(name[0]) && name[0] != '_') {
-				MessageService.ShowError("${res:ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Dialogs.NewProjectDialog.ProjectNameMustStartWithLetter}");
-				return;
-			}
-			if (name.EndsWith(".")) {
-				MessageService.ShowError("${res:ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Gui.Dialogs.NewProjectDialog.ProjectNameMustNotEndWithDot}");
+			string projectNameError = CheckProjectName(solution, name, location);
+			if (projectNameError != null) {
+				MessageService.ShowError(projectNameError);
 				return;
 			}
 			

src/Main/Base/Test/ReflectionLayerTests.cs

@@ -16,14 +16,22 @@ using ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom;
 using ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom.ReflectionLayer;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 
+[assembly: ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests.TypeTestAttribute(
+	42, typeof(System.Action<>), typeof(IDictionary<string, IList<TestAttribute>>))]
+
 namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 {
+	public class TypeTestAttribute : Attribute
+	{
+		public TypeTestAttribute(int a1, Type a2, Type a3) {}
+	}
+	
 	[TestFixture]
 	public class ReflectionLayerTests : ReflectionOrCecilLayerTests
 	{
 		public ReflectionLayerTests()
 		{
-			pc = ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry.Mscorlib;
+			mscorlib = ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry.Mscorlib;
 		}
 		
 		protected override IClass GetClass(Type type)
@@ -33,6 +41,13 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 			cu.ProjectContent.AddClassToNamespaceList(c);
 			return c;
 		}
+		
+		protected override IEnumerable<IAttribute> GetAssemblyAttributes(Assembly assembly)
+		{
+			var pc = new ReflectionProjectContent("TestName", "testlocation", new DomAssemblyName[0], ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry);
+			pc.AddAssemblyAttributes(assembly);
+			return pc.GetAssemblyAttributes();
+		}
 	}
 	
 	[TestFixture]
@@ -40,12 +55,12 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 	{
 		public ReflectionWithRoundTripLayerTests()
 		{
-			pc = ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry.Mscorlib;
+			mscorlib = ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry.Mscorlib;
 			
 			MemoryStream memory = new MemoryStream();
-			DomPersistence.WriteProjectContent((ReflectionProjectContent)pc, memory);
+			DomPersistence.WriteProjectContent((ReflectionProjectContent)mscorlib, memory);
 			memory.Position = 0;
-			pc = DomPersistence.LoadProjectContent(memory, ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry);
+			mscorlib = DomPersistence.LoadProjectContent(memory, ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry);
 		}
 		
 		protected override IClass GetClass(Type type)
@@ -60,6 +75,18 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 			memory.Position = 0;
 			return DomPersistence.LoadProjectContent(memory, ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry).Classes.Single();
 		}
+		
+		protected override IEnumerable<IAttribute> GetAssemblyAttributes(Assembly assembly)
+		{
+			var pc = new ReflectionProjectContent("TestName", "testlocation", new DomAssemblyName[0], ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry);
+			pc.AddAssemblyAttributes(assembly);
+			
+			MemoryStream memory = new MemoryStream();
+			DomPersistence.WriteProjectContent(pc, memory);
+			
+			memory.Position = 0;
+			return DomPersistence.LoadProjectContent(memory, ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry).GetAssemblyAttributes();
+		}
 	}
 	
 	[TestFixture]
@@ -67,27 +94,38 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 	{
 		public CecilLayerTests()
 		{
-			pc = CecilReader.LoadAssembly(typeof(object).Assembly.Location, ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry);
+			mscorlib = CecilReader.LoadAssembly(typeof(object).Assembly.Location, ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry);
+		}
+		
+		IProjectContent LoadAssembly(Assembly assembly)
+		{
+			IProjectContent pc = CecilReader.LoadAssembly(assembly.Location, ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry);
+			Assert.IsNotNull(pc);
+			return pc;
 		}
 		
 		protected override IClass GetClass(Type type)
 		{
-			IProjectContent pc = CecilReader.LoadAssembly(type.Assembly.Location, ParserService.DefaultProjectContentRegistry);
-			IClass c = pc.GetClassByReflectionName(type.FullName, false);
+			IClass c = LoadAssembly(type.Assembly).GetClassByReflectionName(type.FullName, false);
 			Assert.IsNotNull(c);
 			return c;
 		}
+		
+		protected override IEnumerable<IAttribute> GetAssemblyAttributes(Assembly assembly)
+		{
+			return LoadAssembly(assembly).GetAssemblyAttributes();
+		}
 	}
 	
 	public abstract class ReflectionOrCecilLayerTests
 	{
-		protected IProjectContent pc;
+		protected IProjectContent mscorlib;
 		
 		[Test]
 		public void InheritanceTest()
 		{
-			IClass c = pc.GetClass("System.SystemException", 0);
-			IClass c2 = pc.GetClass("System.Exception", 0);
+			IClass c = mscorlib.GetClass("System.SystemException", 0);
+			IClass c2 = mscorlib.GetClass("System.Exception", 0);
 			Assert.IsNotNull(c, "c is null");
 			Assert.IsNotNull(c2, "c2 is null");
 			//Assert.AreEqual(3, c.BaseTypes.Count); // Inherited interfaces are not reported by Cecil
@@ -116,7 +154,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 		[Test]
 		public void GenericPropertyTest()
 		{
-			IClass c = pc.GetClass("System.Collections.Generic.Comparer", 1);
+			IClass c = mscorlib.GetClass("System.Collections.Generic.Comparer", 1);
 			IProperty def = c.Properties.First(p => p.Name == "Default");
 			ConstructedReturnType crt = def.ReturnType.CastToConstructedReturnType();
 			Assert.AreEqual("System.Collections.Generic.Comparer", crt.FullyQualifiedName);
@@ -126,7 +164,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 		[Test]
 		public void PointerTypeTest()
 		{
-			IClass c = pc.GetClass("System.IntPtr", 1);
+			IClass c = mscorlib.GetClass("System.IntPtr", 1);
 			IMethod toPointer = c.Methods.First(p => p.Name == "ToPointer");
 			Assert.AreEqual("System.Void*", toPointer.ReturnType.DotNetName);
 			PointerReturnType prt = toPointer.ReturnType.CastToDecoratingReturnType<PointerReturnType>();
@@ -136,8 +174,8 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 		[Test]
 		public void ParameterComparisonTest()
 		{
-			DefaultParameter p1 = new DefaultParameter("a", pc.GetClass("System.String", 0).DefaultReturnType, DomRegion.Empty);
-			DefaultParameter p2 = new DefaultParameter("b", new GetClassReturnType(pc, "System.String", 0), DomRegion.Empty);
+			DefaultParameter p1 = new DefaultParameter("a", mscorlib.GetClass("System.String", 0).DefaultReturnType, DomRegion.Empty);
+			DefaultParameter p2 = new DefaultParameter("b", new GetClassReturnType(mscorlib, "System.String", 0), DomRegion.Empty);
 			IList<IParameter> a1 = new List<IParameter>();
 			IList<IParameter> a2 = new List<IParameter>();
 			a1.Add(p1);
@@ -145,8 +183,9 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 			Assert.AreEqual(0, DiffUtility.Compare(a1, a2));
 		}
 		
-		DefaultMethod GetMethod(IClass c, string name) {
-			IMethod result = c.Methods.FirstOrDefault(delegate(IMethod m) { return m.Name == name; });
+		DefaultMethod GetMethod(IClass c, string name)
+		{
+			IMethod result = c.Methods.FirstOrDefault(m => m.Name == name);
 			Assert.IsNotNull(result, "Method " + name + " not found");
 			return (DefaultMethod)result;
 		}
@@ -154,7 +193,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 		[Test]
 		public void GenericDocumentationTagNamesTest()
 		{
-			DefaultClass c = (DefaultClass)pc.GetClass("System.Collections.Generic.List", 1);
+			DefaultClass c = (DefaultClass)mscorlib.GetClass("System.Collections.Generic.List", 1);
 			Assert.AreEqual("T:System.Collections.Generic.List`1",
 			                c.DocumentationTag);
 			Assert.AreEqual("M:System.Collections.Generic.List`1.Add(`0)",
@@ -168,7 +207,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 		[Test]
 		public void StaticModifierTest()
 		{
-			IClass c = pc.GetClass("System.Environment", 0);
+			IClass c = mscorlib.GetClass("System.Environment", 0);
 			Assert.IsNotNull(c, "System.Environment not found");
 			Assert.IsTrue(c.IsAbstract, "class should be abstract");
 			Assert.IsTrue(c.IsSealed, "class should be sealed");
@@ -178,7 +217,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 		[Test]
 		public void InnerClassReferenceTest()
 		{
-			IClass c = pc.GetClass("System.Environment", 0);
+			IClass c = mscorlib.GetClass("System.Environment", 0);
 			Assert.IsNotNull(c, "System.Environment not found");
 			IReturnType rt = GetMethod(c, "GetFolderPath").Parameters[0].ReturnType;
 			Assert.IsNotNull(rt, "ReturnType is null");
@@ -191,7 +230,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 		[Test]
 		public void InnerClassesTest()
 		{
-			IClass c = pc.GetClass("System.Environment.SpecialFolder", 0);
+			IClass c = mscorlib.GetClass("System.Environment.SpecialFolder", 0);
 			Assert.IsNotNull(c, "c is null");
 			Assert.AreEqual("System.Environment.SpecialFolder", c.FullyQualifiedName);
 		}
@@ -199,19 +238,19 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 		[Test]
 		public void VoidTest()
 		{
-			IClass c = pc.GetClass("System.Void", 0);
+			IClass c = mscorlib.GetClass("System.Void", 0);
 			Assert.IsNotNull(c, "System.Void not found");
-			Assert.AreSame(c.DefaultReturnType, pc.SystemTypes.Void, "pc.SystemTypes.Void is c.DefaultReturnType");
+			Assert.AreSame(c.DefaultReturnType, mscorlib.SystemTypes.Void, "pc.SystemTypes.Void is c.DefaultReturnType");
 		}
 		
 		[Test]
 		public void NestedClassInGenericClassTest()
 		{
-			IClass dictionary = pc.GetClass("System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary", 2);
+			IClass dictionary = mscorlib.GetClass("System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary", 2);
 			Assert.IsNotNull(dictionary);
-			IClass valueCollection = pc.GetClass("System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary.ValueCollection", 2);
+			IClass valueCollection = mscorlib.GetClass("System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary.ValueCollection", 2);
 			Assert.IsNotNull(valueCollection);
-			var dictionaryRT = new ConstructedReturnType(dictionary.DefaultReturnType, new[] { pc.SystemTypes.String, pc.SystemTypes.Int32 });
+			var dictionaryRT = new ConstructedReturnType(dictionary.DefaultReturnType, new[] { mscorlib.SystemTypes.String, mscorlib.SystemTypes.Int32 });
 			IProperty valueProperty = dictionaryRT.GetProperties().Find(p => p.Name == "Values");
 			Assert.AreSame(valueCollection, valueProperty.ReturnType.GetUnderlyingClass());
 		}
@@ -223,6 +262,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 		}
 		
 		protected abstract IClass GetClass(Type type);
+		protected abstract IEnumerable<IAttribute> GetAssemblyAttributes(Assembly assembly);
 		
 		[Test]
 		public void ReflectionParserTest()
@@ -260,5 +300,25 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Tests
 			GenericReturnType grt = (GenericReturnType)m.TypeParameters[0].Constraints[0].CastToConstructedReturnType().TypeArguments[0];
 			Assert.AreSame(m.TypeParameters[0], grt.TypeParameter);
 		}
+		
+		[Test]
+		public void AssemblyAttribute()
+		{
+			var attributes = GetAssemblyAttributes(typeof(TypeTestAttribute).Assembly);
+			var typeTest = attributes.First(a => a.AttributeType.FullyQualifiedName == typeof(TypeTestAttribute).FullName);
+			Assert.AreEqual(3, typeTest.PositionalArguments.Count);
+			// first argument is (int)42
+			Assert.AreEqual(42, (int)typeTest.PositionalArguments[0]);
+			// second argument is typeof(System.Action<>)
+			IReturnType rt = (IReturnType)typeTest.PositionalArguments[1];
+			Assert.IsNull(rt.CastToConstructedReturnType()); // rt must not be constructed - it's just an unbound type
+			Assert.AreEqual("System.Action", rt.FullyQualifiedName);
+			Assert.AreEqual(1, rt.TypeArgumentCount);
+			// third argument is typeof(IDictionary<string, IList<TestAttribute>>)
+			ConstructedReturnType crt = ((IReturnType)typeTest.PositionalArguments[2]).CastToConstructedReturnType();
+			Assert.AreEqual("System.Collections.Generic.IDictionary", crt.FullyQualifiedName);
+			Assert.AreEqual("System.String", crt.TypeArguments[0].FullyQualifiedName);
+			Assert.AreEqual("System.Collections.Generic.IList{NUnit.Framework.TestAttribute}", crt.TypeArguments[1].DotNetName);
+		}
 	}
 }

src/Main/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom/Project/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom.csproj

@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Src\FilePosition.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Src\FoldingRegion.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Src\IComment.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Src\ReflectionLayer\ReflectionTypeNameSyntaxError.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Src\XmlDoc.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Src\Tag.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Src\ResolveResult.cs" />

src/Main/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom/Project/Src/CecilReader.cs

@@ -38,8 +38,20 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom
 		{
 			foreach (CustomAttribute att in attributes) {
 				DefaultAttribute a = new DefaultAttribute(CreateType(pc, null, att.Constructor.DeclaringType));
-				foreach (object o in att.ConstructorParameters) {
-					a.PositionalArguments.Add(o);
+				// Currently Cecil returns string instead of TypeReference for typeof() arguments to attributes
+				var parameters = att.Constructor.Parameters;
+				for (int i = 0; i < Math.Min(parameters.Count, att.ConstructorParameters.Count); i++) {
+					object o = att.ConstructorParameters[i];
+					if (parameters[i].ParameterType.FullName == "System.Type" && o is string) {
+						try {
+							a.PositionalArguments.Add(ReflectionReturnType.Parse(pc, (string)o));
+						} catch (ReflectionTypeNameSyntaxError ex) {
+							LoggingService.Warn(ex);
+							a.PositionalArguments.Add(o);
+						}
+					} else {
+						a.PositionalArguments.Add(o);
+					}
 				}
 				foreach (DictionaryEntry entry in att.Properties) {
 					a.NamedArguments.Add(entry.Key.ToString(), entry.Value);
@@ -142,11 +154,12 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom
 			                           AssemblyDefinition assembly, ProjectContentRegistry registry)
 				: base(fullName, fileName, referencedAssemblies, registry)
 			{
-				AddAttributes(this, this.AssemblyCompilationUnit.Attributes, assembly.CustomAttributes);
 				foreach (ModuleDefinition module in assembly.Modules) {
 					AddTypes(module.Types);
 				}
+				AddAttributes(this, this.AssemblyCompilationUnit.Attributes, assembly.CustomAttributes);
 				InitializeSpecialClasses();
+				this.AssemblyCompilationUnit.Freeze();
 			}
 			
 			void AddTypes(TypeDefinitionCollection types)

src/Main/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom/Project/Src/ProjectContent/ReflectionProjectContent.cs

@@ -84,8 +84,19 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom
 					AddClassToNamespaceListInternal(new ReflectionClass(assemblyCompilationUnit, type, name, null));
 				}
 			}
-			ReflectionClass.AddAttributes(this, assemblyCompilationUnit.Attributes, CustomAttributeData.GetCustomAttributes(assembly));
 			InitializeSpecialClasses();
+			AddAssemblyAttributes(assembly);
+			assemblyCompilationUnit.Freeze();
+		}
+		
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Adds assembly attributes from the specified assembly.
+		/// 
+		/// The constructor already does this, this method is meant for unit tests only!
+		/// </summary>
+		public void AddAssemblyAttributes(Assembly assembly)
+		{
+			ReflectionClass.AddAttributes(this, assemblyCompilationUnit.Attributes, CustomAttributeData.GetCustomAttributes(assembly));
 		}
 		
 		public ReflectionProjectContent(string assemblyFullName, string assemblyLocation, DomAssemblyName[] referencedAssemblies, ProjectContentRegistry registry)

src/Main/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom/Project/Src/ReflectionLayer/DomPersistence.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom
 	{
 		public const long FileMagic = 0x11635233ED2F428C;
 		public const long IndexFileMagic = 0x11635233ED2F427D;
-		public const short FileVersion = 21;
+		public const short FileVersion = 22;
 		
 		ProjectContentRegistry registry;
 		string cacheDirectory;
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom
 				pc = new ReadWriteHelper(reader).ReadProjectContent(registry);
 				if (pc != null) {
 					pc.InitializeSpecialClasses();
+					pc.AssemblyCompilationUnit.Freeze();
 				}
 				return pc;
 			} catch (EndOfStreamException) {

src/Main/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom/Project/Src/ReflectionLayer/ReflectionClass.cs

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom.ReflectionLayer
 		static object ReplaceTypeByIReturnType(IProjectContent pc, object val)
 		{
 			if (val is Type) {
-				return ReflectionReturnType.Create(pc, null, (Type)val, false);
+				return ReflectionReturnType.Create(pc, null, (Type)val, false, false);
 			} else {
 				return val;
 			}

src/Main/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom/Project/Src/ReflectionLayer/ReflectionReturnType.cs

@@ -18,6 +18,78 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom.ReflectionLayer
 			return !type.IsArray && !type.IsGenericType && !type.IsGenericParameter;
 		}
 		
+		#region Parse Reflection Type Name
+		public static IReturnType Parse(IProjectContent pc, string reflectionTypeName)
+		{
+			if (pc == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException("pc");
+			using (var tokenizer = Tokenize(reflectionTypeName)) {
+				tokenizer.MoveNext();
+				IReturnType result = Parse(pc, tokenizer);
+				if (tokenizer.Current != null)
+					throw new ReflectionTypeNameSyntaxError("Expected end of type name, but found " + tokenizer.Current);
+				return result;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		static IReturnType Parse(IProjectContent pc, IEnumerator<string> tokenizer)
+		{
+			string typeName = tokenizer.Current;
+			if (typeName == null)
+				throw new ReflectionTypeNameSyntaxError("Unexpected end of type name");
+			tokenizer.MoveNext();
+			int typeParameterCount;
+			typeName = ReflectionClass.SplitTypeParameterCountFromReflectionName(typeName, out typeParameterCount);
+			IReturnType rt = new GetClassReturnType(pc, typeName, typeParameterCount);
+			if (tokenizer.Current == "[") {
+				// this is a constructed type
+				List<IReturnType> typeArguments = new List<IReturnType>();
+				do {
+					tokenizer.MoveNext();
+					if (tokenizer.Current != "[")
+						throw new ReflectionTypeNameSyntaxError("Expected '['");
+					tokenizer.MoveNext();
+					typeArguments.Add(Parse(pc, tokenizer));
+					if (tokenizer.Current != "]")
+						throw new ReflectionTypeNameSyntaxError("Expected ']' after generic argument");
+					tokenizer.MoveNext();
+				} while (tokenizer.Current == ",");
+				if (tokenizer.Current != "]")
+					throw new ReflectionTypeNameSyntaxError("Expected ']' after generic argument list");
+				tokenizer.MoveNext();
+				
+				rt = new ConstructedReturnType(rt, typeArguments);
+			}
+			while (tokenizer.Current == ",") {
+				tokenizer.MoveNext();
+				string token = tokenizer.Current;
+				if (token != null && token != "," && token != "[" && token != "]")
+					tokenizer.MoveNext();
+			}
+			return rt;
+		}
+		
+		static IEnumerator<string> Tokenize(string reflectionTypeName)
+		{
+			StringBuilder currentText = new StringBuilder();
+			for (int i = 0; i < reflectionTypeName.Length; i++) {
+				char c = reflectionTypeName[i];
+				if (c == ',' || c == '[' || c == ']') {
+					if (currentText.Length > 0) {
+						yield return currentText.ToString();
+						currentText.Length = 0;
+					}
+					yield return c.ToString();
+				} else {
+					currentText.Append(c);
+				}
+			}
+			if (currentText.Length > 0)
+				yield return currentText.ToString();
+			yield return null;
+		}
+		#endregion
+		
 		public static IReturnType Create(IClass @class, Type type, bool createLazyReturnType)
 		{
 			return Create(@class.ProjectContent, @class, type, createLazyReturnType);
@@ -33,7 +105,17 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom.ReflectionLayer
 			return Create(pc, member, type, createLazyReturnType, true);
 		}
 		
-		static IReturnType Create(IProjectContent pc, IEntity member, Type type, bool createLazyReturnType, bool forceGenericType)
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Creates a IReturnType from the reflection type.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="pc">The project content used as context.</param>
+		/// <param name="member">The member used as context (e.g. as GenericReturnType)</param>
+		/// <param name="type">The reflection return type that should be converted</param>
+		/// <param name="createLazyReturnType">Set this parameter to false to create a direct return type
+		/// (without GetClassReturnType indirection) where possible</param>
+		/// <param name="forceGenericType">Set this parameter to false to allow unbound generic types</param>
+		/// <returns>The IReturnType</returns>
+		public static IReturnType Create(IProjectContent pc, IEntity member, Type type, bool createLazyReturnType, bool forceGenericType)
 		{
 			if (type.IsByRef) {
 				// TODO: Use ByRefRefReturnType

src/Main/ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom/Project/Src/ReflectionLayer/ReflectionTypeNameSyntaxError.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// <file>
+//     <copyright see="prj:///doc/copyright.txt"/>
+//     <license see="prj:///doc/license.txt"/>
+//     <author name="Daniel Grunwald"/>
+//     <version>$Revision$</version>
+// </file>
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+
+namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Dom.ReflectionLayer
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Thrown if there is a syntax error in a type name.
+	/// </summary>
+	[Serializable]
+	public class ReflectionTypeNameSyntaxError : Exception
+	{
+		public ReflectionTypeNameSyntaxError() : base()
+		{
+		}
+		
+		public ReflectionTypeNameSyntaxError(string message) : base(message)
+		{
+		}
+		
+		public ReflectionTypeNameSyntaxError(string message, Exception innerException) : base(message, innerException)
+		{
+		}
+		
+		protected ReflectionTypeNameSyntaxError(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context) : base(info, context)
+		{
+		}
+	}
+}