Type.GetType fails with typeName argument in silverlight (incorrect format). More info here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3068131/how-to-load-a-type-from-a-referenced-assembly-at-runtime-using-a-string-in-silv

Aurimas86 · Aurimas86 · commit 40e1d3d91cf7 · 2012-02-28T21:43:04.000+02:00
The code below still handles type resolution.
diff --git a/src/ServiceStack.Text/AssemblyUtils.cs b/src/ServiceStack.Text/AssemblyUtils.cs
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ public static class AssemblyUtils
         /// <returns></returns>
         public static Type FindType(string typeName)
         {
+#if !SILVERLIGHT
             var type = Type.GetType(typeName);
             if (type != null) return type;
-
+#endif
             var typeDef = new AssemblyTypeDefinition(typeName);
             if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(typeDef.AssemblyName))
             {

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ public static class AssemblyUtils`
`28`	`28`	`/// <returns></returns>`
`29`	`29`	`public static Type FindType(string typeName)`
`30`	`30`	`{`
	`31`	`+#if !SILVERLIGHT`
`31`	`32`	`var type = Type.GetType(typeName);`
`32`	`33`	`if (type != null) return type;`
`33`		`-`
	`34`	`+#endif`
`34`	`35`	`var typeDef = new AssemblyTypeDefinition(typeName);`
`35`	`36`	`if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(typeDef.AssemblyName))`
`36`	`37`	`{`