Ancestry.QueryProcessor.Compile.ReflectionUtility.IsSimilarType C# (CSharp) Method

        private static bool IsSimilarType(this System.Type thisType, System.Type type)
        {
            // Ignore any 'ref' types
            if (thisType.IsByRef)
                thisType = thisType.GetElementType();
            if (type.IsByRef)
                type = type.GetElementType();

            // Handle array types
            if (thisType.IsArray && type.IsArray)
                return thisType.GetElementType().IsSimilarType(type.GetElementType());

            // If the types are identical, or they're both generic parameters or the special 'T' type, treat as a match
            if (thisType == type || ((thisType.IsGenericParameter || thisType == typeof(T)) && (type.IsGenericParameter || type == typeof(T))))
                return true;

            // Handle any generic arguments
            if (thisType.IsGenericType && type.IsGenericType)
            {
                System.Type[] thisArguments = thisType.GetGenericArguments();
                System.Type[] arguments = type.GetGenericArguments();
                if (thisArguments.Length == arguments.Length)
                    return !thisArguments.Where((t, i) => !t.IsSimilarType(arguments[i])).Any();
            }

            return false;
        }