public static string ToDisplay <T, TProp>(Expression <Func <T, TProp> > propertyExpression, DisplayProperty property = DisplayProperty.Name)
{
PropertyInfo propInfo = propertyExpression.GetPropInfo();
DisplayNameAttribute attr = propInfo.GetAttribute <DisplayNameAttribute>(false);
return(attr.GetType().GetProperty(property.ToString()).GetValue(attr, null) as string ?? propInfo.Name);
}
protected void SetTitle(string property, string value)
{
PropertyDescriptor descriptor = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(this.GetType())[property];
DisplayNameAttribute attribute = (DisplayNameAttribute)descriptor.Attributes[typeof(DisplayNameAttribute)];
FieldInfo fieldToChange = attribute.GetType().GetField("_displayName", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
fieldToChange.SetValue(attribute, value);
}
private string GetPropertyDisplayName(string property)
{
PropertyDescriptor descriptor =
TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(this.GetType())[property];
DisplayNameAttribute attrib =
(DisplayNameAttribute)descriptor.Attributes[typeof(DisplayNameAttribute)];
return((string)attrib.GetType().GetField("_displayName", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance).GetValue(attrib));
}
protected void SetTitle(string property, string value)
{
PropertyDescriptor descriptor = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(this.GetType())[property];
DisplayNameAttribute attribute = (DisplayNameAttribute)descriptor.Attributes[typeof(DisplayNameAttribute)];
FieldInfo[] fields = attribute.GetType().GetFields(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
Debug.Assert(fields.Length == 1);
FieldInfo fieldToChange = fields[0];
fieldToChange.SetValue(attribute, value);
}
private void ChangePropertyName(string property, string name)
{
PropertyDescriptor descriptor =
TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(this.GetType())[property];
DisplayNameAttribute attrib =
(DisplayNameAttribute)descriptor.Attributes[typeof(DisplayNameAttribute)];
FieldInfo isBrow =
attrib.GetType().GetField("_displayName", BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
if (isBrow != null)
{
isBrow.SetValue(attrib, name);
}
}
private void RenameProperty(PropertyDescriptor property, string newName)
{
DisplayNameAttribute attribute = (DisplayNameAttribute)
property.Attributes[typeof(DisplayNameAttribute)];
System.Reflection.FieldInfo fieldToChange = attribute.GetType().GetField("_displayName",
System.Reflection.BindingFlags.IgnoreCase |
System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic |
System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance);
if (fieldToChange != null)
{
fieldToChange.SetValue(attribute, newName);
}
}