System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptor.GetTypeFromName C# (CSharp) Method

        protected Type GetTypeFromName(string typeName)
        {
            if (typeName == null || typeName.Length == 0)
            {
                return null;
            }

            //  try the generic method.
            Type typeFromGetType = Type.GetType(typeName);

            // If we didn't get a type from the generic method, or if the assembly we found the type
            // in is the same as our Component's assembly, use or Component's assembly instead.  This is
            // because the CLR may have cached an older version if the assembly's version number didn't change
            // See VSWhidbey 560732
            Type typeFromComponent = null;
            if (ComponentType != null)
            {
                if ((typeFromGetType == null) ||
                    (ComponentType.GetTypeInfo().Assembly.FullName.Equals(typeFromGetType.GetTypeInfo().Assembly.FullName)))
                {
                    int comma = typeName.IndexOf(',');

                    if (comma != -1)
                        typeName = typeName.Substring(0, comma);

                    typeFromComponent = ComponentType.GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetType(typeName);
                }
            }

            return typeFromComponent ?? typeFromGetType;
        }