Generic type names are suffixed with the ' symbol, followed by the number of type parameters.
If the generic type is unbound, this rule applies to both Name and FullName:
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Collections.Generic;
class MainClass
{
static void Main()
{
Type t = typeof(Dictionary<,>); // Unbound
Console.WriteLine(t.Name); // Dictionary'2
Console.WriteLine(t.FullName); // System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary'2
}
}
The output:
Dictionary`2
System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2
If the generic type is closed, FullName (only) acquires a substantial extra appendage.
Each type parameter's full assembly qualified name is enumerated:
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Collections.Generic;
class MainClass
{
static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine(typeof(Dictionary).FullName);
}
}
The output:
System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[[System.Int32, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089],[System.String, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089]]