void ParseProperties(XmlElement element, object obj)
{
XmlAttributeCollection attributes = element.Attributes;
Type type = obj.GetType();
PropertyInfo[] properties = type.GetProperties();
// loop for each attribute defined in the given element and attempt to
// set the value of a property whose name is equals to the element name.
foreach (XmlAttribute att in attributes)
{
string property_name = att.Name;
string property_value = att.Value;
// If desired remove the "-" character from the attribute name.
if (remove_hyphen_from_attribute_names_)
{
property_name = property_name.Replace("-", "");
}
PropertyInfo property;
if (TryGetProperty(properties, property_name, out property) &&
property.CanWrite)
{
Type property_type = property.PropertyType;
if (property_type.Name == "String")
{
property.SetValue(obj, property_value, null);
}
else if (property_type.IsValueType)
{
// try to convert the attribute value to the type of the property
System.ValueType value;
if (ValueTypes.TryParse(property_type, property_value, out value))
{
property.SetValue(obj, value, null);
}
}
}
}
}