C# - copying property values from one instance to another, different classes

Question

I have two C# classes that have many of the same properties (by name and type). I want to be able to copy all non-null values from an instance of Defect into a

Answer 1

Replace your erroneous line with this:

PropertyInfo targetProperty = defectViewModel.GetType().GetProperty(defectProperty.Name);
targetProperty.SetValue(viewModel, defectValue, null);

Your posted code is attempting to set a Defect-tied property on a DefectViewModel object.