I have the following array:
"someData.childData.child1","someData.childData.child2", etc.
How do I convert this string array to objects. That is, someData.childData.child1, someData.childData.child2,... are all objects.
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4Have a look into .NET Reflection.helb– helb2015-01-08 09:01:43 +00:00Commented Jan 8, 2015 at 9:01
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What do you mean by "converting to objects" ? do you want to evaluate the value of the specified object ("someData.childData.child1") ?Shai Aharoni– Shai Aharoni2015-01-08 09:03:02 +00:00Commented Jan 8, 2015 at 9:03
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"someData.chidData.child1, someData.chidData.child2" are all objects or types? Using reflection you can work with types.Siva Gopal– Siva Gopal2015-01-08 09:03:29 +00:00Commented Jan 8, 2015 at 9:03
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Yes, I want the evalute the value of the specified object.Samar Rizvi– Samar Rizvi2015-01-08 09:07:15 +00:00Commented Jan 8, 2015 at 9:07
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3This sort of seems like an XY problem... what are you actually trying to do? reflection can give slower performance than potential alternativesSayse– Sayse2015-01-08 09:10:41 +00:00Commented Jan 8, 2015 at 9:10
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1 Answer
You need to use Reflection as follows
string[] yourArray = new string[] { "someData.childData.child1", "someData.childData.child2" };
System.Collections.Generic.List<dynamic> CreatedAll = new System.Collections.Generic.List<dynamic>();
for (int i = 0; i < yourArray.Length; i++)
{
string objStr = yourArray[i];
string[] objs = objStr.Split('.');
System.Collections.Generic.List<dynamic> created = new System.Collections.Generic.List<dynamic>();
for (int j = 0; j < objs.Length; i++)
{
var myObj = System.Activator.CreateInstance("namespaceName", objs[j]);
created.Add(myObj);
}
System.Reflection.PropertyInfo propertyInfo = created[1].GetType().GetProperty(objs[2]);
propertyInfo.SetValue(created[1], created[2], null);
System.Reflection.PropertyInfo propertyInfo1 = created[0].GetType().GetProperty(objs[1]);
propertyInfo1.SetValue(created[0], created[1], null);
CreatedAll.Add(created);
}
