mono/netcore/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/Reflection/MemberInfo.cs

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// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;

namespace System.Reflection
{
    public abstract partial class MemberInfo : ICustomAttributeProvider
    {
        protected MemberInfo() { }

        public abstract MemberTypes MemberType { get; }
        public abstract string Name { get; }
        public abstract Type DeclaringType { get; }
        public abstract Type ReflectedType { get; }

        public virtual Module Module
        {
            get
            {
                // This check is necessary because for some reason, Type adds a new "Module" property that hides the inherited one instead 
                // of overriding.

                Type type = this as Type;
                if (type != null)
                    return type.Module;

                throw NotImplemented.ByDesign;
            }
        }

        public virtual bool HasSameMetadataDefinitionAs(MemberInfo other) { throw NotImplemented.ByDesign; }

        public abstract bool IsDefined(Type attributeType, bool inherit);
        public abstract object[] GetCustomAttributes(bool inherit);
        public abstract object[] GetCustomAttributes(Type attributeType, bool inherit);

        public virtual IEnumerable<CustomAttributeData> CustomAttributes => GetCustomAttributesData();
        public virtual IList<CustomAttributeData> GetCustomAttributesData() { throw NotImplemented.ByDesign; }
        public virtual bool IsCollectible => true;
        public virtual int MetadataToken { get { throw new InvalidOperationException(); } }

        public override bool Equals(object obj) => base.Equals(obj);
        public override int GetHashCode() => base.GetHashCode();

        [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
        public static bool operator ==(MemberInfo left, MemberInfo right)
        {
            // Test "right" first to allow branch elimination when inlined for null checks (== null)
            // so it can become a simple test
            if (right is null)
            {
                // return true/false not the test result https://github.com/dotnet/coreclr/issues/914
                return (left is null) ? true : false;
            }

            // Try fast reference equality and opposite null check prior to calling the slower virtual Equals
            if ((object)left == (object)right)
            {
                return true;
            }

            return (left is null) ? false : left.Equals(right);
        }

        public static bool operator !=(MemberInfo left, MemberInfo right) => !(left == right);
    }
}