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Max
Max

Reputation: 482

Cannot convert type 'System.Reflection.PropertyInfo' to 'bool'

I am initializing a class at runtime using Activator.CreateInstance. How do I loop through all the properties of the class that is initialized? I get a compile-time error 'Cannot convert type 'System.Reflection.PropertyInfo' to 'bool''

public class CustomOperations<T> where T : class
{
    public void AssignValues(int input)
    { 
        T newObject = default(T);
        newObject = Activator.CreateInstance<T>();

        foreach (PropertyInfo prop in newObject.GetType().GetProperties().ToList())
        {
            //Getting a compile time error - Cannot convert type 'System.Reflection.PropertyInfo' to 'bool'
            bool field = (bool)prop;
        }
    }
}

Upvotes: 0

Views: 179

Answers (1)

Connor Stoop
Connor Stoop

Reputation: 1632

prop is of type PropertyInfo if you want the actual value of newobject you need to get the value of it. I changed the code below(And added a security so it only gets propeties of type bool)

public class CustomOperations<T> where T : class
{
    public void AssignValues(int input)
    { 
        T newObject = default(T);
        newObject = Activator.CreateInstance<T>();

        foreach (PropertyInfo prop in newObject.GetType().GetProperties().Where(p=>p.PropertyType == typeof(bool)).ToList())
        {
            bool field = (bool)prop.GetValue(newObject);
        }
    }
}

Upvotes: 1

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