The CodeDomSerializer does not properly deserialize a CodeTypeReference to a generic type #14259
Description
Root cause
.NET version
8.0.23
Did it work in .NET Framework?
Yes
Did it work in any of the earlier releases of .NET Core or .NET 5+?
7.0.20
Issue description
The CodeDomSerializerBase.GetTypeNameFromCodeTypeReference method returns an incorrect type name for the generic type, e.g. for the nullable int type it returns [[System.Int32, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e]] instead of System.Nullable`1[[System.Int32, System.Private.CoreLib, Version=8.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e]]. The subsequent call to the manager.GetType method fails to resolve the string to a type.
Steps to reproduce
Run the following code:
class Program {
static void Main(string[] args) {
var serializer = new CodeDomSerializer();
var expr = new CodeTypeOfExpression(new CodeTypeReference(typeof(long?)));
var manager = new Manager();
var result = serializer.Deserialize(manager, expr);
}
}
class Manager : IDesignerSerializationManager {
//...
public object GetService(Type serviceType) {
if(serviceType == typeof(System.ComponentModel.Design.TypeDescriptionProviderService))
return null;
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
public Type GetType(string typeName) {
if(typeName == "System.Int64")
return typeof(long);
string expectedTypeName = $"System.Nullable`1[[{typeof(long).AssemblyQualifiedName}]]";
if(typeName != expectedTypeName)
throw new Exception("Type name is incorrect");
else
return typeof(long?);
}
//...
}