/// <summary>
/// Returns the original, backing member of an alias member if the member is an alias.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="memberInfo">The member to check.</param>
/// /// <param name="throwOnNotAliased">if set to <c>true</c> an exception will be thrown if the member is not aliased.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">The member was not aliased; this only occurs if throwOnNotAliased is true.</exception>
public static MemberInfo DeAlias(this MemberInfo memberInfo, bool throwOnNotAliased = false)
{
MemberAliasFieldInfo aliasFieldInfo = memberInfo as MemberAliasFieldInfo;
if (aliasFieldInfo != null)
{
return(aliasFieldInfo.AliasedField);
}
MemberAliasPropertyInfo aliasPropertyInfo = memberInfo as MemberAliasPropertyInfo;
if (aliasPropertyInfo != null)
{
return(aliasPropertyInfo.AliasedProperty);
}
MemberAliasMethodInfo aliasMethodInfo = memberInfo as MemberAliasMethodInfo;
if (aliasMethodInfo != null)
{
return(aliasMethodInfo.AliasedMethod);
}
if (throwOnNotAliased)
{
throw new ArgumentException("The member " + memberInfo.GetNiceName() + " was not aliased.");
}
return(memberInfo);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the original, backing property of an alias property if the property is an alias.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="propertyInfo">The property to check.</param>
/// /// <param name="throwOnNotAliased">if set to <c>true</c> an exception will be thrown if the property is not aliased.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">The property was not aliased; this only occurs if throwOnNotAliased is true.</exception>
public static PropertyInfo DeAliasProperty(this PropertyInfo propertyInfo, bool throwOnNotAliased = false)
{
MemberAliasPropertyInfo aliasPropertyInfo = propertyInfo as MemberAliasPropertyInfo;
if (aliasPropertyInfo != null)
{
while (aliasPropertyInfo.AliasedProperty is MemberAliasPropertyInfo)
{
aliasPropertyInfo = aliasPropertyInfo.AliasedProperty as MemberAliasPropertyInfo;
}
return(aliasPropertyInfo.AliasedProperty);
}
if (throwOnNotAliased)
{
throw new ArgumentException("The property " + propertyInfo.GetNiceName() + " was not aliased.");
}
return(propertyInfo);
}