/// <summary>
/// Convert NameValueCollection to a Entity object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="nv"></param>
/// <param name="obj_type"></param>
/// <param name="prefix"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static object NameValueCollection2Entity(NameValueCollection nv, Type obj_type, String prefix)
{
if (nv == null || nv.Count == 0)
{
return(null);
}
// create a intance for this object and get all property
object instance = Activator.CreateInstance(obj_type);
PropertyInfo[] pi = instance.GetType().GetProperties();
// in first invoke, prefix is null
String name = (prefix == null) ? "" : (prefix + ".");
foreach (PropertyInfo p in pi)
{
try
{
if (StringConverter.CanConvertDirectly(p.PropertyType))
{
//must check exist this key , otherwise exception will be thrown
if (nv.AllKeys.Contains(name + p.Name))
{
p.SetValue(instance,
StringConverterManager.ConvertTo(nv[name + p.Name], p.PropertyType),
null);
}
}
else if (p.PropertyType.IsArray)
{
//arrary
}
else if (p.PropertyType.IsClass)
{
//class
p.SetValue(instance,
NameValueCollection2Entity(nv, p.PropertyType, name + p.Name),
null);
}
}
catch (Exception) { }
}
return(instance);
}
