using System;

using System.Reflection;

namespace CodeMap.ReferenceData

{

/// <summary>Represents a base class for type reference such as concrete types, generic type definitions, arrays and so on.</summary>

public abstract class BaseTypeReference : MemberReference

{

internal BaseTypeReference()

{

}

/// <summary>Determines whether the current <see cref="BaseTypeReference"/> is equal to the provided <paramref name="memberInfo"/>.</summary>

/// <param name="memberInfo">The <see cref="MemberInfo"/> to compare to.</param>

/// <returns>Returns <c>true</c> if the current <see cref="BaseTypeReference"/> references the provided <paramref name="memberInfo"/>; <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>

public sealed override bool Equals(MemberInfo memberInfo)

=> Equals(memberInfo as Type);

/// <summary>Determines whether the current <see cref="BaseTypeReference"/> is equal to the provided <paramref name="type"/>.</summary>

/// <param name="type">The <see cref="Type"/> to compare to.</param>

/// <returns>Returns <c>true</c> if the current <see cref="BaseTypeReference"/> references the provided <paramref name="type"/>; <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>

public abstract bool Equals(Type type);

/// <summary>Determines whether the current <see cref="BaseTypeReference"/> is equal to the provided <paramref name="assemblyName"/>.</summary>

/// <param name="assemblyName">The <see cref="AssemblyName"/> to compare to.</param>

/// <returns>Returns <c>true</c> if the current <see cref="BaseTypeReference"/> references the provided <paramref name="assemblyName"/>; <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>

/// <remarks>This method always returns <c>false</c> because an <see cref="AssemblyName"/> cannot represent an assembly member.</remarks>

public sealed override bool Equals(AssemblyName assemblyName)

=> false;

internal abstract bool Equals(Type type, GenericMethodParameterReference originator, Type originatorMatch);

}

}