private static void CopyProperties <T>(T source, T result, Type type) where T : UIElement
{
// Copy all properties.
IEnumerable <PropertyInfo> properties = type.GetRuntimeProperties();
foreach (var property in properties)
{
if (property.Name != "Name") // do not copy names or we cannot add the clone to the same parent as the original.
{
if ((property.CanWrite) && (property.CanRead))
{
object sourceProperty = property.GetValue(source);
UIElement element = sourceProperty as UIElement;
if (element != null)
{
UIElement propertyClone = element.DeepClone();
property.SetValue(result, propertyClone);
}
else
{
try
{
property.SetValue(result, sourceProperty);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Debug.WriteLine(ex);
}
}
}
}
}
}
