Get property value from string using reflection

pedrofernandes picture pedrofernandes · Jul 28, 2009 · Viewed 791.2k times · Source

I am trying implement the Data transformation using Reflection1 example in my code.

The GetSourceValue function has a switch comparing various types, but I want to remove these types and properties and have GetSourceValue get the value of the property using only a single string as the parameter. I want to pass a class and property in the string and resolve the value of the property.

Is this possible?

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Answer

Ed S. picture Ed S. · Jul 29, 2009
 public static object GetPropValue(object src, string propName)
 {
     return src.GetType().GetProperty(propName).GetValue(src, null);
 }

Of course, you will want to add validation and whatnot, but that is the gist of it.