/// <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 field of an alias field if the field is an alias.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fieldInfo">The field to check.</param>
/// /// <param name="throwOnNotAliased">if set to <c>true</c> an exception will be thrown if the field is not aliased.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">The field was not aliased; this only occurs if throwOnNotAliased is true.</exception>
public static FieldInfo DeAliasField(this FieldInfo fieldInfo, bool throwOnNotAliased = false)
{
MemberAliasFieldInfo aliasFieldInfo = fieldInfo as MemberAliasFieldInfo;
if (aliasFieldInfo != null)
{
while (aliasFieldInfo.AliasedField is MemberAliasFieldInfo)
{
aliasFieldInfo = aliasFieldInfo.AliasedField as MemberAliasFieldInfo;
}
return(aliasFieldInfo.AliasedField);
}
if (throwOnNotAliased)
{
throw new ArgumentException("The field " + fieldInfo.GetNiceName() + " was not aliased.");
}
return(fieldInfo);
}