/// <summary>
/// Set an object's property value using reflection. If <paramref name="value" /> is
/// not of the same type as the property then a type conversion is attempted.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="source">The object to set the property on.</param>
/// <param name="pi">Property name.</param>
/// <param name="value">Property value.</param>
/// <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="source" /> is null.</exception>
/// <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="pi" /> is null.</exception>
/// <exception cref="T:System.InvalidOperationException">Property's type cannot be set to null.</exception>
/// <exception cref="T:System.InvalidOperationException">Property is not writable.</exception>
public static void SetPropertyValue(this object source, PropertyInfo pi, object value)
{
if (source == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(source));
}
if (pi == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(pi));
}
if (!pi.CanWrite)
{
ExceptionThrower.ThrowPropertyIsNotWriteable(source.GetType(), pi.Name);
}
if (value == null)
{
if (pi.PropertyType.IsNullable())
{
pi.SetValue(source, null);
}
else
{
throw new InvalidOperationException($"Property's type '{pi.PropertyType}' cannot be set to null.");
}
}
else if (pi.PropertyType == value.GetType())
{
pi.SetValue(source, value);
}
else if (pi.PropertyType == typeof(string))
{
pi.SetValue(source, value.ToString());
}
else if (pi.PropertyType.IsEnum)
{
pi.SetValue(source, Enum.Parse(pi.PropertyType, value.ToString()));
}
else
{
pi.SetValue(source, Convert.ChangeType(value, pi.PropertyType));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Set an object's readonly property value using reflection.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="source">The object to set the property on.</param>
/// <param name="propertyName">Property name.</param>
/// <param name="value">Property value.</param>
/// <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="source" /> is null.</exception>
/// <exception cref="T:System.ArgumentException"><paramref name="propertyName" /> is null or empty.</exception>
/// <exception cref="T:System.InvalidOperationException">Property does not exist.</exception>
public static void SetPropertyReadOnlyValue(this object source, string propertyName, object value)
{
if (source == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(source));
}
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(propertyName))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Property name is null or empty.", nameof(propertyName));
}
var fieldInfo = source.GetType().GetBackingField(propertyName);
if (fieldInfo == null)
{
ExceptionThrower.ThrowPropertyDoesNotExist(source.GetType(), propertyName);
}
fieldInfo.SetValue(source, value);
}
public static PropertyInfo GetPropertyInfoOrThrow(Type source, string propertyName, bool ignoreCase, BindingFlags flags)
{
if (source == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(source));
}
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(propertyName))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Property name is null or empty.", nameof(propertyName));
}
var pi = ignoreCase ?
source.GetProperty(propertyName, flags | BindingFlags.IgnoreCase) :
source.GetProperty(propertyName, flags);
if (pi == null)
{
ExceptionThrower.ThrowPropertyDoesNotExist(source, propertyName);
}
return(pi);
}