TypeConverters!
TypeConverters were introduced specifically for what (I think) you're trying
to do. Here's some vague, hand-wavy, uncompiled code that should do the
trick.
string key = part.Split('=')[0];
// Not sure where you're getting 'value' from
PropertyDescriptorCollection propertyDescriptors =
TypeDescriptor.GetProperties (result.GetType ());
PropertyDescriptor property = propertyDescriptors [key];
property.SetValue (result, property.Converter.ConvertFrom (value));
Cheers,
Geoff
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> To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM
> Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Type casting
>
> Hi,
>
> I have the following piece of code:
>
> string key = part.Split('=')[0];
> PropertyInfo property = result.GetType().GetProperty(key);
> if (property.PropertyType == typeof(string))
> property.SetValue(result, value, null);
> else if (property.PropertyType == typeof(Int32))
> property.SetValue(result, Int32.Parse(value), null);
> else if (property.PropertyType == typeof(bool))
> property.SetValue(result, bool.Parse(value), null);
>
> My question is this:
>
> Is there a way of generically typecasting the property value and not
> having to add an extra else if for each different type that the value
> might be.
> Thanks
> Paul
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