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namespace Castle.Core.Internal
{
	using System;
	using System.Reflection;

	internal static class TypeExtensions
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Find the best available name to describe a type.
		/// </summary>
		/// <remarks>
		/// Usually the best name will be <see cref="Type.FullName"/>, but
		/// sometimes that's null (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.type.fullname%28v=vs.110%29.aspx)
		/// in which case the method falls back to <see cref="MemberInfo.Name"/>.
		/// </remarks>
		/// <param name="type">the type to name</param>
		/// <returns>the best name</returns>
		public static string GetBestName(this Type type)
		{
			return type.FullName ?? type.Name;
		}
	}
}
