how to get both fields and properties in single call via reflection?

Question

I apologize if this is covered somewhere. I did research before posting!

okay, so question...I\'m using GetType( ).GetProperties, but it isn\'t returning simple inst

Answer 1

The return types of GetProperties() and GetFields() are different, as you seem to have noticed. You would have to define an interface with the GetValue() and SetValue() and use extend ParameterInfo and FieldInfo to implement this interface. This would probably work as a wrapper:

interface IGetSettable
{
    public void SetValue(
        Object obj,
        Object value,
        Object[] index);
    public Object GetValue(
        Object obj,
        Object[] index);
}

public class ParameterInfoGS : IGetSettable
{
    protected ParameterInfo pi;

    public ParameterInfoExtra(ParameterInfo _pi)
    {
        pi = _pi;
    }

    public void SetValue(
        Object obj,
        Object value,
        Object[] index) {pi.SetValue(obj, value, index);}
    public Object GetValue(
        Object obj,
        Object[] index) {return pi.GetValue(obj, index);}
}

public class FieldInfoGS : IGetSettable
{
    protected FieldInfo pi;

    public FieldInfoExtra(FieldInfo _pi)
    {
        pi = _pi;
    }

    public void SetValue(
        Object obj,
        Object value,
        Object[] index) {pi.SetValue(obj, value, index);}
    public Object GetValue(
        Object obj,
        Object[] index) {return pi.GetValue(obj, index);}
}

public static class AssemblyExtension
{
    public static IGetSettable[] GetParametersAndFields(this Type t)
    {
        List retList = new List();

        foreach(ParameterInfo pi in t.GetParameters())
            retList.Add(new ParameterInfoExtra(pi));

        foreach(FieldInfo fi in t.GetFields())
            retList.Add(new FieldInfoExtra(fi));

        return retList.ToArray();
    }
}

This will allow you to do GetType().GetParametersAndFields() (i.e. use the standard reflection types).