/// <summary>
/// Sets an object's property with the specified value,
/// coercing that value to the appropriate type if possible.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="target">Object containing the property to set.</param>
/// <param name="propertyName">Name of the property to set.</param>
/// <param name="value">Value to set into the property.</param>
public static void SetPropertyValue(
object target, string propertyName, object value)
{
string className = target.GetType().ToString();
try
{
PropertyInfo propertyInfo = target.GetType().GetProperty(propertyName);
if (propertyInfo == null)
{
return;
}
if (value == null)
{
propertyInfo.SetValue(target, value, null);
}
else
{
Type pType = GetPropertyType(propertyInfo.PropertyType);
Type vType = GetPropertyType(value.GetType());
if (pType.Equals(vType))
{
// types match, just copy value
propertyInfo.SetValue(target, value, null);
}
else
{
// types don't match, try to coerce
if (pType.Equals(typeof(Guid)))
{
propertyInfo.SetValue(target, new Guid(value.ToString()), null);
}
else if (pType.Equals(typeof(byte[])) && vType.Equals(typeof(string)))
{
propertyInfo.SetValue(target, Convert.FromBase64String(value.ToString()), null);
}
else if (pType.IsEnum && vType.Equals(typeof(string)))
{
propertyInfo.SetValue(target, Enum.Parse(pType, value.ToString()), null);
}
else if (value == "" && vType.Equals(typeof(string)))
{
propertyInfo.SetValue(target, null, null);
}
else if (value == DBNull.Value && !pType.Equals(typeof(string)))
{
propertyInfo.SetValue(target, null, null);
}
else
{
propertyInfo.SetValue(target, Convert.ChangeType(value, pType), null);
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
string info = string.Format("Database.DataMapper.SetPropertyValue[class:{0} property:{1}]", className, propertyName);
CLogManager.WriteFW(info, ex.Message);
}
}