Adding TypeConverterAttribute at runtime does not result in correct TypeConverter

Question

For serialization/deserialization purposes I'd like set a TypeConverter for a type located in an external, compiled assembly.

I stumbled over this question but the provided solution does not seem to be working for me: Add TypeConverter attribute to enum in runtime

TypeDescriptor.AddAttributes(typeof(ExternalType),
new TypeConverterAttribute(typeof(ExternalTypeTypeConverter)));

Calling

TypeDescriptor.GetAttributes(typeof(ExternalType));

returns the attribute as expected, but calling

TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(ExternalType));

does not return the previously added converter but just the TypeConverter base class.

Christian · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-26 12:57:36Z

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After some experimenting it turns out that the solution was already correct but was not working due to my run configuration. When using the "normal" entry point everything works fine (I was using the static debug hook of the latest ReSharper release, see http://blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2015/08/28/run-configurations-debug-any-static-method-in-visual-studio-and-more/)

answered Sep 26, 2015 at 12:57

Christian

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