OfType Function

src-console/ConsoleAppEF2.0.2_InMemory/Program.cs

@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ public Type ResolveType(string typeName)
 
                 return ResolveType(assemblies, typeName);
             }
+
+            public Type ResolveTypeBySimpleName(string typeName)
+            {
+                var assemblies = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies();
+                return ResolveTypeBySimpleName(assemblies, typeName);
+            }
         }
 
         private static IQueryable GetQueryable()

src-console/ConsoleAppEF2.0/Program.cs

@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ public Type ResolveType(string typeName)
                 var assemblies = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies();
                 return ResolveType(assemblies, typeName);
             }
+
+            public Type ResolveTypeBySimpleName(string typeName)
+            {
+                var assemblies = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies();
+                return ResolveTypeBySimpleName(assemblies, typeName);
+            }
         }
 
         private static IQueryable GetQueryable()

src-console/ConsoleAppEF2.1.1/Program.cs

@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ public Type ResolveType(string typeName)
 
                 return ResolveType(assemblies, typeName);
             }
+
+            public Type ResolveTypeBySimpleName(string typeName)
+            {
+                var assemblies = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies();
+                return ResolveTypeBySimpleName(assemblies, typeName);
+            }
         }
 
         private static IQueryable GetQueryable()

src-console/ConsoleAppEF2.1.1_InMemory/Program.cs

@@ -169,13 +169,13 @@ private static void LikeTests(TestContext context, ParsingConfig config)
             var dynamicCarsLike2 = context.Cars.Where(config, "TestContext.Like(Brand, \"%d%\")");
             Console.WriteLine("dynamicCarsLike2 {0}", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(dynamicCarsLike2, Formatting.Indented));
 
-            var dynamicFunctionsLike1 = context.Cars.Where(config, "DynamicFunctions.Like(Brand, \"%a%\")");
-            Console.WriteLine("dynamicFunctionsLike1 {0}",
-            JsonConvert.SerializeObject(dynamicFunctionsLike1, Formatting.Indented));
+            //var dynamicFunctionsLike1 = context.Cars.Where(config, "DynamicFunctions.Like(Brand, \"%a%\")");
+            //Console.WriteLine("dynamicFunctionsLike1 {0}",
+            //JsonConvert.SerializeObject(dynamicFunctionsLike1, Formatting.Indented));
 
-            var dynamicFunctionsLike2 = context.Cars.Where(config, "DynamicFunctions.Like(Vin, \"%a.%b%\", \".\")");
-            Console.WriteLine("dynamicFunctionsLike2 {0}",
-            JsonConvert.SerializeObject(dynamicFunctionsLike2, Formatting.Indented));
+            //var dynamicFunctionsLike2 = context.Cars.Where(config, "DynamicFunctions.Like(Vin, \"%a.%b%\", \".\")");
+            //Console.WriteLine("dynamicFunctionsLike2 {0}",
+            //JsonConvert.SerializeObject(dynamicFunctionsLike2, Formatting.Indented));
         }
 
         private static void OfTypeAndCastTests(TestContext context, ParsingConfig config)
@@ -185,9 +185,29 @@ private static void OfTypeAndCastTests(TestContext context, ParsingConfig config
             var castDynamicWithString = context.BaseDtos.Where(b => b is TestDto).Cast(config, "ConsoleAppEF2.Database.TestDto").ToDynamicArray();
 
             var oftype = context.BaseDtos.OfType<TestDto>().ToArray();
+            bool ofTypeAny = context.BaseDtos.OfType<TestDto>().Any();
             var oftypeDynamicWithType = context.BaseDtos.OfType(typeof(TestDto)).ToDynamicArray();
             var oftypeDynamicWithString = context.BaseDtos.OfType(config, "ConsoleAppEF2.Database.TestDto").ToDynamicArray();
 
+            var configX = new ParsingConfig
+            {
+                ResolveTypesBySimpleName = true
+            };
+            var oftypeDynamicWithSimpleNameString = context.BaseDtos.OfType(configX, "TestDto").ToDynamicArray();
+
+            int isOfType = context.BaseDtos.Count(b => b is TestDto);
+            int isOfTypeDynamicTestDto = context.BaseDtos.Count(config, "OfType(\"ConsoleAppEF2.Database.TestDto\")");
+            int isOfTypeDynamicOtherTestDto = context.BaseDtos.Count(config, "OfType(\"ConsoleAppEF2.Database.OtherTestDto\")");
+            int isOfTypeDynamicComplexDto = context.BaseDtos.Count(config, "OfType(\"ConsoleAppEF2.Database.ComplexDto\")");
+
+            var asOfType = context.BaseDtos.Where(b => b as TestDto != null).ToArray();
+            var asOfTypeDynamicTestDto = context.BaseDtos.Where(config, "As(\"ConsoleAppEF2.Database.TestDto\") != null").ToDynamicArray();
+            var asOfTypeDynamicOtherTestDto = context.BaseDtos.Where(config, "As(\"ConsoleAppEF2.Database.OtherTestDto\") != null").ToDynamicArray();
+            var asOfTypeDynamicComplexDto = context.BaseDtos.Where(config, "As(\"ConsoleAppEF2.Database.ComplexDto\") != null").ToDynamicArray();
+
+            var castOnX = context.BaseDtos.Where(b => b as TestDto != null).Where(b => ((TestDto)b).Name != null).ToArray();
+            var castOnXDynamic = context.BaseDtos.Where(b => b as TestDto != null).Where(config, "Cast(\"ConsoleAppEF2.Database.TestDto\").Name != null").ToArray();
+
             var oftypeTestDto = context.BaseDtos.OfType<TestDto>().Where(x => x.Name == "t").ToArray();
             var oftypeTestDtoDynamic = context.BaseDtos.OfType<TestDto>().Where("Name == \"t\"").ToArray();
 

src/System.Linq.Dynamic.Core/CustomTypeProviders/AbstractDynamicLinqCustomTypeProvider.cs

@@ -47,6 +47,35 @@ protected Type ResolveType([NotNull] IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies, [NotNull]
             return null;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Resolve a type by the simple name which is registered in the current application domain.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="assemblies">The assemblies to inspect.</param>
+        /// <param name="simpleTypeName">The simple typename to resolve.</param>
+        /// <returns>A resolved <see cref="Type"/> or null when not found.</returns>
+        protected Type ResolveTypeBySimpleName([NotNull] IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies, [NotNull] string simpleTypeName)
+        {
+            Check.NotNull(assemblies, nameof(assemblies));
+            Check.NotEmpty(simpleTypeName, nameof(simpleTypeName));
+
+            foreach (var assembly in assemblies)
+            {
+                var fullnames = assembly.GetTypes().Select(t => t.FullName).Distinct();
+                var firstMatchingFullname = fullnames.FirstOrDefault(fn => fn.EndsWith($".{simpleTypeName}"));
+
+                if (firstMatchingFullname != null)
+                {
+                    Type resolvedType = assembly.GetType(firstMatchingFullname, false, true);
+                    if (resolvedType != null)
+                    {
+                        return resolvedType;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
 #if (WINDOWS_APP || DOTNET5_1 || UAP10_0 || NETSTANDARD)
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the assembly types annotated with <see cref="DynamicLinqTypeAttribute"/> in an Exception friendly way.

src/System.Linq.Dynamic.Core/CustomTypeProviders/DefaultDynamicLinqCustomTypeProvider.cs

@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ public Type ResolveType(string typeName)
             return ResolveType(assemblies, typeName);
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="IDynamicLinkCustomTypeProvider.ResolveTypeBySimpleName"/>
+        public Type ResolveTypeBySimpleName(string simpleTypeName)
+        {
+            Check.NotEmpty(simpleTypeName, nameof(simpleTypeName));
+
+            IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies = _assemblyHelper.GetAssemblies();
+            return ResolveTypeBySimpleName(assemblies, simpleTypeName);
+        }
+
         private HashSet<Type> GetCustomTypesInternal()
         {
             IEnumerable<Assembly> assemblies = _assemblyHelper.GetAssemblies();

src/System.Linq.Dynamic.Core/CustomTypeProviders/IDynamicLinkCustomTypeProvider.cs

@@ -15,10 +15,17 @@ public interface IDynamicLinkCustomTypeProvider
         HashSet<Type> GetCustomTypes();
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Resolve any type which is registered in the current application domain.
+        /// Resolve any type by fullname which is registered in the current application domain.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="typeName">The typename to resolve.</param>
         /// <returns>A resolved <see cref="Type"/> or null when not found.</returns>
         Type ResolveType([NotNull] string typeName);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Resolve any type by the simple name which is registered in the current application domain.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="simpleTypeName">The typename to resolve.</param>
+        /// <returns>A resolved <see cref="Type"/> or null when not found.</returns>
+        Type ResolveTypeBySimpleName([NotNull] string simpleTypeName);
     }
 }

src/System.Linq.Dynamic.Core/DynamicQueryableExtensions.cs

@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ public static IQueryable Cast([NotNull] this IQueryable source, [NotNull] Parsin
             Check.NotNull(config, nameof(config));
             Check.NotEmpty(typeName, nameof(typeName));
 
-            config.AllowNewToEvaluateAnyType = true;
-            var newExpression = DynamicExpressionParser.ParseLambda(config, null, $"new {typeName}()");
+            var finder = new TypeFinder(config, new KeywordsHelper(config));
+            Type type = finder.FindTypeByName(typeName, null, true);
 
-            return Cast(source, newExpression.Body.Type);
+            return Cast(source, type);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -1025,10 +1025,10 @@ public static IQueryable OfType([NotNull] this IQueryable source, [NotNull] Pars
             Check.NotNull(config, nameof(config));
             Check.NotEmpty(typeName, nameof(typeName));
 
-            config.AllowNewToEvaluateAnyType = true;
-            var newExpression = DynamicExpressionParser.ParseLambda(config, null, $"new {typeName}()");
+            var finder = new TypeFinder(config, new KeywordsHelper(config));
+            Type type = finder.FindTypeByName(typeName, null, true);
 
-            return OfType(source, newExpression.Body.Type);
+            return OfType(source, type);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -2156,14 +2156,7 @@ private static TResult Execute<TResult>(MethodInfo operatorMethodInfo, IQueryabl
 
         private static MethodInfo GetGenericMethod(string name)
         {
-            try
-            {
-                return typeof(Queryable).GetTypeInfo().GetDeclaredMethods(name).Single(mi => mi.IsGenericMethod);
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                throw new Exception("Method not found: " + name, ex);
-            }
+            return typeof(Queryable).GetTypeInfo().GetDeclaredMethods(name).Single(mi => mi.IsGenericMethod);
         }
 
         private static MethodInfo GetMethod(string name, int parameterCount = 0, Func<MethodInfo, bool> predicate = null)