How to identify each parameter type in a C# method?

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Published on 2011-01-04T21:30:45Z Indexed on 2011/01/04 22:53 UTC
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I have a C# method say:

MyMethod(int num, string name, Color color, MyComplexType complex)

Using reflection, how can I distinctly identify each of the parameter types of any method? I want to perform some task by parameter type. If the type is simple int, string or boolean then I do something, if it is Color, XMLDocument, etc I do something else and if it is user defined type like MyComplexType or MyCalci etc then I want to do certain task.

I am able to retrieve all the parameters of a method using ParameterInfo and can loop through each parameter and get their types. But how can I identify each data type?

foreach (var parameter in parameters)
{
    //identify primitive types??
    //identify value types
    //identify reference types

}

Edit: this is apart of my code to create a propert grid sort of page where I want to show the parameter list with data types for the selected method. If the parameter has any userdefined type/reference type then I want to expand it further to show all the elements under it with datatypes.

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