internal static void UpdateObject(object source, object dest, bool checkUpdatable, DateTime?updateTime)
{
if (dest == null || source == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException();
}
Type destType = dest.GetType();
if (!destType.IsInstanceOfType(source))
{
throw new ArgumentException(String.Format("Can not copy values from type {0} to type {1}", source.GetType().Name, destType.Name));
}
// for things that are IUpdatable, let them do the copy.
//
IUpdatable updateable = dest as IUpdatable;
if (checkUpdatable && updateable != null)
{
updateable.UpdateFrom(source);
if (updateTime.HasValue)
{
updateable.LastUpdated = updateTime.Value;
}
}
else
{
// otherwise use reflection to copy the values over.
//
foreach (var prop in destType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public))
{
try
{
if (prop.CanWrite && prop.CanRead)
{
var v = prop.GetValue(source, null);
prop.SetValue(dest, v, null);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine("Failed to update property {0}.{1} on type {2} ({3})", destType.Name, prop.Name, source.GetType().Name, ex.Message);
}
}
}
}