/// <summary>
/// Copy values from one object to another, as long as they are the same type.
/// </summary>
/// <example>
/// This sample shows how to use <see cref="ValuesFrom{T}(T, T, bool, string[])"/> to copy all values excluding <paramref name="properties"/>
/// from one model to another.
///
/// <code>
/// user.ValuesFrom(model, true,
/// nameof(model.DoNotCopyMe)
/// );
/// </code>
/// </example>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of object you are copying.</typeparam>
/// <param name="targetObject">Target object for copying values to.</param>
/// <param name="sourceObject">Source object for copying values from.</param>
/// <param name="isExclusionList">Whether <paramref name="properties"/> is a list of properties to exclude or include.</param>
/// <param name="properties">Properties to include or exclude from the copy.</param>
public static void ValuesFrom <T>(this T targetObject, T sourceObject, bool isExclusionList, params string[] properties)
{
var type = typeof(T);
var allProperties = !isExclusionList ? properties : type.GetProperties().Where(m => !properties.Contains(m.Name)).Select(m => m.Name);
if (allProperties == null || allProperties.Count() == 0)
{
return;
}
foreach (var property in properties)
{
var newVal = PropertyHelpers.GetProperty(sourceObject, property);
PropertyHelpers.SetPropertyValue(targetObject, property, newVal);
}
}