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+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
+namespace System.Reflection
+{
+    public static class IntrospectionExtensions
+    {
+        public static TypeInfo GetTypeInfo(this Type type)
+        {
+            if (type == null)
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(type));
+
+            return ((IReflectableType)type).GetTypeInfo();  // Unguarded cast is unbecoming but kept for compatibility.
+        }
+    }
+}
+