private ColumnInfo <T> GetColumnInfoByName <T>(string name, int index)
{
var type = typeof(T);
// First attempt: search by string (ignore case).
var pi = type.GetProperty(name, MapHelper.BindingFlag);
if (pi == null)
{
// Second attempt: search display name of DisplayAttribute if any.
foreach (var propertyInfo in type.GetProperties(MapHelper.BindingFlag))
{
var atts = propertyInfo.GetCustomAttributes <DisplayAttribute>();
if (atts.Any(att => string.Equals(@att.Name, @name, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)))
{
pi = propertyInfo;
break;
}
}
}
if (pi == null)
{
// Third attempt: remove ignored chars and do the truncation.
pi = type.GetProperty(MapHelper.GetRefinedName(name, IgnoredNameChars, TruncateNameFrom), MapHelper.BindingFlag);
}
if (pi == null)
{
return(null);
}
ColumnAttribute attribute = null;
if (Attributes.ContainsKey(pi))
{
attribute = Attributes[pi].Clone(index);
if (attribute.Ignored == true)
{
return(null);
}
}
return(attribute == null ? new ColumnInfo <T>(name, index, pi) : new ColumnInfo <T>(name, attribute));
}