GSF.TypeExtensions.GetRootType C# (CSharp) Method

        public static Type GetRootType(this Type type)
        {
            // Recurse through types until you reach a base type of "System.Object" or "System.MarshalByRef".
#if MONO
            // TODO: Test with Mono to see if type comparison now works as expected
            if ((object)type.BaseType == null || type.BaseType.FullName.Equals("System.Object", StringComparison.Ordinal) || type.BaseType.FullName.Equals("System.MarshalByRefObject", StringComparison.Ordinal))
#else
            if ((object)type.BaseType == null || type.BaseType == typeof(object) || type.BaseType == typeof(MarshalByRefObject))
#endif
                return type;

            return GetRootType(type.BaseType);
        }
    }