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using System.Reflection;
using JetBrains.Annotations;

// ReSharper disable once CheckNamespace
namespace System
{
    public static class TypeExtensions
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a value that indicates whether the specified type can be assigned to the current type.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="left">The type to check against.</param>
        /// <param name="right">A more generic type candidate of left.</param>
        /// <returns>
        /// true if the specified type can be assigned to this type; otherwise, false.
        /// </returns>
        [Pure]
        [PublicAPI]
        public static bool IsAssignableFrom([NotNull]this Type left, [NotNull] Type right)
        {
            return left.GetTypeInfo().IsAssignableFrom(right.GetTypeInfo());
        }
    }
}