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Gets the value of a static property on a specific type
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#region Copyright (c) 2004, Ryan Whitaker
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' Copyright (c) 2004 Ryan Whitaker
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#endregion
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Collections;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
namespace NClassifier
{
public static class Utilities
{
/// <summary>
/// Gets the value of a static property on a specific type.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of value to return.</typeparam>
/// <param name="t">The type to search.</param>
/// <param name="name">The name of the property.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T GetPropertyValue<T>(this Type t, string name)
{
if (t == null)
return default(T);
BindingFlags flags = BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public;
PropertyInfo info = t.GetProperty(name, flags);
if (info == null)
{
// See if we have a field;
FieldInfo finfo = t.GetField(name, flags);
if (finfo == null)
return default(T);
return (T)finfo.GetValue(null);
}
return (T)info.GetValue(null, null);
}
}
}
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