public static DataTable GetDataTable(bool shapeColumnNames)
{
DataTable result = new DataTable();
Type t = typeof(E);
foreach (PropertyInfo p in t.GetProperties())
{
Type propertyType = p.PropertyType;
if (p.PropertyType.IsGenericType && p.PropertyType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(Nullable <>))
{
propertyType = p.PropertyType.GetGenericArguments()[0];
}
if (propertyType == typeof(Boolean))
{
propertyType = typeof(String);
}
string columnName = shapeColumnNames ? DataShaper.FormatEntityColumnName(p.Name) : p.Name;
result.Columns.Add(new DataColumn(columnName)
{
Caption = p.Name,
DataType = propertyType
});
}
return(result);
}
public static DataRow PopulateDataRow(E entity, DataRow row, bool shapePropertyNames)
{
Type entityType = typeof(E);
foreach (PropertyInfo p in entityType.GetProperties())
{
object propertyValue = GetPropertyValue(p.Name, entity, true);
string propertyName = shapePropertyNames ? DataShaper.FormatEntityColumnName(p.Name) : p.Name;
row[propertyName] = propertyValue;
}
return(row);
}
public static string GetPropertyName <TProp>(Expression <Func <E, TProp> > expression, bool shapePropertyName)
{
var body = expression.Body as MemberExpression;
if (body == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("'expression' should be a member expression");
}
if (shapePropertyName)
{
return(DataShaper.FormatEntityColumnName(body.Member.Name));
}
return(body.Member.Name);
}