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Get the names of all the properties of an object
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#region License and Copyright
/*
* Dotnet Commons Reflection
*
* Copyright 2005. EDWARD LIM
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
* or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
* for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this library; if not, write to the
* Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
* 59 Temple Place,
* Suite 330,
* Boston,
* MA 02111-1307
* USA
*
*/
#endregion
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using System.Reflection;
//using Dotnet.Commons.Lang;
namespace Dotnet.Commons.Reflection
{
///
/// <summary>
/// This class contains utility methods that perform operations on object properties.
/// </summary>
///
/// <remarks>
/// Copyright 2006 by Edward Lim.
/// All rights reserved.
/// </remarks>
///
public sealed class PropertyUtils
{
private PropertyUtils() {}
/// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Get the names of all the properties of an object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="srcObj">the object to retreive the properties' names from</param>
/// <returns>an array of property names</returns>
/// --------------------------------------------------------------------
public static string[] GetPropertyNames(object srcObj)
{
if (srcObj == null)
throw new System.ArgumentNullException("srcObj");
return GetPropertyNames(srcObj.GetType());
}
/// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Get the names of all the properties of a type
/// </summary>
/// <param name="objType">the type to retreive the properties' names from</param>
/// <returns>an array of property names</returns>
/// --------------------------------------------------------------------
public static string[] GetPropertyNames(Type objType)
{
if (objType == null)
throw new System.ArgumentNullException("objType");
string[] propertyNames = new string[objType.GetProperties().Length];
for (int i=0; i< objType.GetProperties().Length; i++)
{
propertyNames[i] = ((PropertyInfo)objType.GetProperties().GetValue(i)).Name;
}
return propertyNames;
}
}
}
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