Unless the property is static, it is not enough to get a PropertyInfo object to get a value of a property. When you write “plain” C# and you need to get a value of some property, say, MyProperty, you write this: var val = obj.MyProperty; You supply two things – the property name (i.e. what … Read more
Call PropertyInfo.GetIndexParameters – if the returned array is empty, it’s not an indexer.
If you already have a PropertyInfo, then @dtb’s answer of using PropertyInfo.Name is the right way. If, however, you’re wanting to find out which property’s code you’re currently in, you’ll have to traverse the current call stack to find out which method you’re currently executing and derive the property name from there. var stackTrace = … Read more
The value of rectangle is being boxed – but then you’re losing the boxed value, which is what’s being modified. Try this: Rectangle rectangle = new Rectangle(); PropertyInfo propertyInfo = typeof(Rectangle).GetProperty(“Height”); object boxed = rectangle; propertyInfo.SetValue(boxed, 5, null); rectangle = (Rectangle) boxed;
Use typeof(Book).GetProperties() to get an array of PropertyInfo instances. Then use GetCustomAttributes() on each PropertyInfo to see if any of them have the Author Attribute type. If they do, you can get the name of the property from the property info and the attribute values from the attribute. Something along these lines to scan a … Read more
You can use Convert.ChangeType() – It allows you to use runtime information on any IConvertible type to change representation formats. Not all conversions are possible, though, and you may need to write special case logic if you want to support conversions from types that are not IConvertible. The corresponding code (without exception handling or special … Read more