Check if the constructor calls another constructor

Question

During reflection, is it possible in C # to check if one constructor calls another?

class Test
{
    public Test() : this( false ) { }
    public Test( bool inner ) { }    
}

I would like to determine for everyone ConstructorInfowhether he will be at the end of the call chain.

Answer 1

Look at Cecil or Roslyn .

Cecil runs on a compiled assembly, such as Reflection. it has higher-level libraries built on top of it to support refactoring in the SharpDevelop development environment, so this can make it easier.

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Answer 2

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public static bool CallsOtherConstructor( this ConstructorInfo constructor )
{
    MethodBody body = constructor.GetMethodBody();
    if ( body == null )
    {
        throw new ArgumentException( "Constructors are expected to always contain byte code." );
    }

    // Constructors at the end of the invocation chain start with 'call' immediately.
    var untilCall = body.GetILAsByteArray().TakeWhile( b => b != OpCodes.Call.Value );
    return !untilCall.All( b =>
        b == OpCodes.Nop.Value ||     // Never encountered, but my intuition tells me a no-op would be valid.
        b == OpCodes.Ldarg_0.Value || // Seems to always precede Call immediately.
        b == OpCodes.Ldarg_1.Value    // Seems to be added when calling base constructor.
        );
}

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[TestClass]
public class ConstructorInfoExtensionsTest
{
    class PublicConstructors
    {
        // First
        public PublicConstructors() : this( true ) {}

        // Second
        public PublicConstructors( bool one ) : this( true, true ) {}

        // Final
        public PublicConstructors( bool one, bool two ) {}

        // Alternate final
        public PublicConstructors( bool one, bool two, bool three ) {}
    }

    class PrivateConstructors
    {
        // First
        PrivateConstructors() : this( true ) {}

        // Second
        PrivateConstructors( bool one ) : this( true, true ) {}

        // Final
        PrivateConstructors( bool one, bool two ) {}

        // Alternate final
        PrivateConstructors( bool one, bool two, bool three ) {}
    }

    class TripleBaseConstructors : DoubleBaseConstructors
    {
        public TripleBaseConstructors() : base() { }
        public TripleBaseConstructors( bool one ) : base( one ) { }
    }

    class DoubleBaseConstructors : BaseConstructors
    {
        public DoubleBaseConstructors() : base() {}
        public DoubleBaseConstructors( bool one ) : base( one ) {}
    }

    class BaseConstructors : Base
    {
        public BaseConstructors() : base() {}
        public BaseConstructors( bool one ) : base( one ) {}
    }

    class Base
    {
        // No parameters
        public Base() {}

        // One parameter
        public Base( bool one ) {} 
    }

    class ContentConstructor
    {
        public ContentConstructor()
        {
            SomeMethod();
        }

        public ContentConstructor( bool one )
        {
            int bleh = 0;
        }

        bool setTwo;
        public ContentConstructor( bool one, bool two )
        {
            setTwo = two;
        }

        void SomeMethod() {}
    }

    [TestMethod]
    public void CallsOtherConstructorTest()
    {           
        Action<ConstructorInfo[]> checkConstructors = cs =>
        {
            ConstructorInfo first = cs.Where( c => c.GetParameters().Count() == 0 ).First();
            Assert.IsTrue( first.CallsOtherConstructor() );
            ConstructorInfo second = cs.Where( c => c.GetParameters().Count() == 1 ).First();
            Assert.IsTrue( second.CallsOtherConstructor() );
            ConstructorInfo final = cs.Where( c => c.GetParameters().Count() == 2 ).First();
            Assert.IsFalse( final.CallsOtherConstructor() );
            ConstructorInfo alternateFinal = cs.Where( c => c.GetParameters().Count() == 3 ).First();
            Assert.IsFalse( alternateFinal.CallsOtherConstructor() );
        };

        // Public and private constructors.
        checkConstructors( typeof( PublicConstructors ).GetConstructors() );
        checkConstructors( typeof( PrivateConstructors ).GetConstructors( BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance ) );

        // Inheritance.
        Action<ConstructorInfo[]> checkBaseConstructors = cs =>
        {
            ConstructorInfo noParameters = cs.Where( c => c.GetParameters().Count() == 0 ).First();
            ConstructorInfo oneParameter = cs.Where( c => c.GetParameters().Count() == 1 ).First();

            // Only interested in constructors specified on this type, not base constructors,
            // thus calling a base constructor shouldn't qualify as 'true'.
            Assert.IsFalse( noParameters.CallsOtherConstructor() );
            Assert.IsFalse( oneParameter.CallsOtherConstructor() );
        };
        checkBaseConstructors( typeof( BaseConstructors ).GetConstructors() );
        checkBaseConstructors( typeof( DoubleBaseConstructors ).GetConstructors() );
        checkBaseConstructors( typeof( TripleBaseConstructors ).GetConstructors() );

        // Constructor with content.
        foreach( var constructor in typeof( ContentConstructor ).GetConstructors() )
        {
            Assert.IsFalse( constructor.CallsOtherConstructor() );
        }               
    }
}

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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You can use GetMethodBody to capture the contents of the method, but then you have to actually parse it and understand the IL itself,