/// <summary>
/// Handles cross assembly type referencing by searching loaded assemblies for a type.
/// </summary>
public static class TypeBuilder
{
    public static Type[] GetBaseTypes(Type type)
    {
        List<Type> types = new List<Type>();
 
        Type t = type;
        while (t.BaseType != null)
        {
            if (t.BaseType == typeof(Object))
                break;
 
            types.Add(t.BaseType);
 
            t = t.BaseType;
        }
 
        return types.ToArray();
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the Type object for a specific type name.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="typeName">The type name to search.</param>
    /// <returns>A Type object.</returns>
    /// <remarks>Searches assemblies only loaded in the current application domain.</remarks>
    /// <seealso cref="System.Reflection.Emit.TypeBuilder"/>
    public static Type GetType(string typeName)
    {
#if ZUNE
        return null;
#else
        if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(typeName))
            throw new ArgumentException("Provided type name was invalid.");
 
        // Get a list of assemblies first...
        Assembly[] assemblies = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies();
 
        // Loop through until we find the type.
        foreach (Assembly assembly in assemblies)
        {
            Type t = assembly.GetType(typeName);
 
            if (t == null)
            {
                Type[] ts = assembly.GetTypes();
 
                foreach (Type type in ts)
                    if (type.Name == typeName || type.AssemblyQualifiedName == typeName)
                        return type;
            }
 
            if (t != null)
                return t;
        }
 
        // We may need to fall back on the built in builder.
        return System.Reflection.Emit.TypeBuilder.GetType(typeName);
#endif
    }
}