How To Use Reflection On COM Object
Sep 23, 2011I'm wondering if there's a way to use Reflection to inspect properties of a COM object? GetType() doesn't want to return the actual type.
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C# - Get Object Function Using Reflection?
Jul 19, 2011I know how to get the properties using reflection but how would you get the function name and type of a property:
For Example: Combobox.Items.Add
I would like to get the info. for "Add" with reflection. Is this possible in .Net?
Reflection When Object Contains Other Objects?
Nov 15, 2010I am trying to create an object browser similar to what VS2010 uses for the quick watch window. I can use reflection to iterate through the properties and display their names and values until I get to the point in an object where the property is an object of my own creation and not a system type. I can't seem to find the correct approach to be able to iterate the properties of these "sub objects".
Below is the just of what I am trying to do
Public class myClass
property myprop a string
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Get Object Property Decription Using Reflection?
Jul 19, 2011How to get the object description using reflection. I can get the name, value, etc... but not the decription like in .net.For example the description for .Text is "Gets or sets the text associated with this control." I thought maybe using MethodInfo, but does not give the description.
Dim MethodObj As MethodInfo
Console.WriteLine("Methods:")
For Each MethodObj In GetType(TextBox).GetMethods()
Debug.Print(MethodObj.Name & " " & MethodObj.ReturnType.ToString())
Next
Reflection - Get The Name Of The Object Passed In A Byref Parameter?
Aug 29, 2011How can I get the name of the object that was passed byref into a method?
Example:
Dim myobject as object
sub mymethod(byref o as object)
debug.print(o.[RealName!!!!])
end sub
[code]....
I'm using this for logging. I use one method multiple times and it would be nice to log the name of the variable that I passed to it. Since I'm passing it byref, I should be able to get this name, right?This would give you the parameter name in the method and it's type, but not the name of the variable that was passed byref.
using system.reflection
Dim mb As MethodBase = MethodInfo.GetCurrentMethod()
For Each pi As ParameterInfo In mb.GetParameters()
[code]....
If you put that in "mymethod" above you'd get "o" and "Object".
Invoke HasValue On A Nullable Property Of An Object Via Reflection?
Sep 15, 2010This function loops all properties of an object to create the updatequery to save te object to the DB.
We had to make some changes to it because of the introduction of nullable properties. If the property is nullable we would like to check the 'HasValue' property. This does works when it has a value. When the property has no value we get an 'Non-static method requires a target'-error at the CBool-line
An other way to check the 'HasValue'-prop of a property using reflection?
Private Function GetUpdateQuery(ByVal obj As Object, ByRef params As List(Of SqlParameter), Optional ByVal excl As String() = Nothing) As String
Dim sql As String = String.Empty
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.net - Strongly Cast A Reflection .GetValue() Object To A Generic DbSet?
Apr 10, 2012I'm using EF 4.3.1 in VS 2010 (.Net 4.0) to load a number of reference tables from a database in order to bind them to controls in a WinForms app.At form load, I'm pre-fetching the data so that it's stored locally, and I'm creating a dictionary of BindingSource objects that I can use to bind the local data to the controls.The intent is to minimize the impact of the EF's self validation on a cold query in order to load forms faster and improve UI responsiveness.I've written code to create and fetch the BindingSource object for a given DbSet collection as follows:
Private _dictBindings As New Dictionary(Of String, BindingSource)
Private Sub ValidateBinding(Of T As Class)(ByRef DbCollection As DbSet(Of T))
Dim strClassName As String = DbCollection.[GetType]().GetGenericArguments(0).Name
If Not _dictBindings.ContainsKey(strClassName) Then[code].....
However, I'd like to call ValidateBinding on all DbSet collections in the Model on startup, and I'd like to use reflection to iterate through the available collections in the context because we're currently loading 66 tables and could add more later.I've written the following code:
For Each propSet As PropertyInfo In Db.GetType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Instance Or BindingFlags.Public).Where(Function(P) P.PropertyType.IsGenericType)
ValidateBinding(propSet.GetValue(Db, Nothing))
Next
but it won't work as propSet.GetValue() returns an Object instead of DbSet(of T).I also can't cast the object to a DbSet of the appropriate type, even though I know the type through reflection.I don't have access to the C# Dynamic type,and I know it's a pain to mix generics with reflection, but is there a solution for which I can pass in a reflected DbSet to my functions?Perhaps something using Method.Invoke?
Excel Find Method - System.Reflection.Missing Object
Dec 14, 2010I have tried several versions of this with no luck. The casting of the worksheet works as my data is entered in other parts, but I have a section where I need to add data 1 column right of the cell containing the 'str(0)' value. Most of these parameters are optional. I have even tried the System.Reflection.Missing object.
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C# - Invoking Private / Protected Methods Via Reflection From The Same Object Instance (or Base)
Jan 5, 2012Is it possible to call a protected method via reflection. I am using this:
Me.GetType.InvokeMember(Stages(CurrentStage),
Reflection.BindingFlags.InvokeMethod,
Nothing,
Me,
Nothing)
Which always calls a method with no params or return. The idea is that the user of my object (transactional processing of business logic) inherits the base class adds in a load of private methods to fire. They then add these method names to a list in the order they would like them fired and the code above will take care of firing them.
It works fine with public methods but not with private or protected methods in the same class (Protected because I have some 'standard' pre built methods to add to the base class). Realistically I could make the methods public and be done with it but my inner nerd wont allow me to do so...
I am assuming this is a security feature. Is there a way to get around this or does anyone have any suggestions on how to proceed but keep my tasty, tasty visibility modifiers in tact?
(NOTE: ITS IN VB.NET but a C# Answer is fine if that is what you are comfortable with).
Visual Studio 2008 - Reflection - Iterate Object's Properties Recursively Within Own Assemblies?
Sep 11, 2009I wonder if anyone can help me - I've not done much with reflection but understand the basic principles.What I'm trying to do:I'm in the process of developing a class that gathers a lot of information about the local system, network, etc... to be used for automated bug reporting. Instead of having to change my test harness every time I add a new property, I'd (ideally) like to be able to serialise the lot as an XML string and just display that in a textbox.
Unfortunately, the Framework won't use the default XML serializer on read-only properties (which almost all of mine are) as they wouldn't deserialize properly [Not sure I agree with the assumption that anything serialized must be de-serializable - MS says this is a feature "by design" which I suppose I can understand - Perhaps a tag to indicate that it should be serialized anyway would be advantageous?]
The initial approach was to make properties gettable and settable (with a throw exception on the setter) but the amount of work tidying this up afterwards seems a little excessive and I would want the properties to be read-only in the final version.What I need help with:My current plan is to use reflection to recursively iterate through each (public) property of my topmost gathering class. The problem is, the samples I've seen don't handle things recursively. Additionally, I only want to inspect an object's properties if it's in one of my assemblies - Otherwise just call .ToString on it.
If I don't have the inspection limited to my assembly, I assume I'll get (say) a string which then contains a Length which in turn will have .Tostring method.For the purposes of this project, I can almost guarantee no circular references within my code and as this will only be used as a development tool so I'm not too concerned about it running amok now and then.
Reflection - Find From A Property Info Object If That Property Has A Non Public (Private / Protected) Setter?
Aug 27, 2009I searched on the forum / Internet for the solution how a PropetryInfo object (of a Public property) can reveal if it has a Private Protected Setter ... it was all in vain .... all help I found was about how to "Set" value of a public property having a Private Setter.I would like to know if I have a PropertyInfo object of a public property, how would I know if its Setter is Non Public?
I tried, in a exception handling block, where I did a GetValue of the PropertyInfo object and then called SetValue by setting the same value back... but to my surprise it worked well and didn error out.
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Flattening An Object Hierarchy Using A Shim Class - Initializing Derived Object Properties From The Base Object?
Jul 10, 2010I am somewhat new to object oriented programming and am attempting to flatten a Linq object hierarchy by using a shim class.how to initalize a derived class with property values from a base class?I have two objects, a base object with about 100 properties, and a derived object which inherits from the base object and adds a few additional properties beyond those of the base object. My simple constructor creates the derived object, but I am looking for a way to initialize the derived object properties with values from the base object.Right now I am using reflection to iterate over the properties individually and I suspect there may be a better way. The following example shows my shim class constructor for the derived class, and two properties:
newProperty1 - a new string property of the derived class
flattenedProperty2 - a new string property of the derived class, copied from a 2nd-level object of the base class
Code example:
Public Class derivedObj
Inherits baseObj
Private _newProperty1 As String[code].......
Is this the correct constructor approach to flatten the object hierarchy using a shim class? My second question relates to initialization of properties in the derived class. The constructor above creates the derived object, but what is the best way to initialize the derived object properties with values from the base object? The following code uses reflection to iterate over the properties individually, but I suspect there may be a better way.
Code example:
' property names are in the string array fieldNames
'baseObjQuery is an ienumerable of baseObj
'derivedObjList is a list of derivedObj[code].....
Is there a simple way to initialize values for the properties in the derived object based upon the values of the common properties in the base object?
Use Reflection To Get At All Variables?
Aug 25, 2009I have been trying to use reflection to get at all variables I have in classes. I have a bunch of classes and they all use private fields, with public properties to access these private variables.I have used the method Type.getFields() to get to all the public fields, but it doesnt return anything. It seems to completely ignore properties. If I add some test public variables as normal, it picks these up, however I was hoping to keep using the public properties in these classes.
Is there anyway to force the Type.getFields() to pick up on public properties? I see it has some binding flags, and one for getProperty, however it doesnt seem to work.
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Using LINQ With Reflection?
Aug 4, 2010I am trying to build a test app to test my objects. I want it to get all the classes/modules from a project/exe/dll then display the methods and allow them to be invoked. I can get a list from the running project, a dll or exe. But I am having trouble filtering.
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.net - Using Reflection In C# To Try And Access My.Resources
Nov 10, 2011I have inherited a large project written in a mixture of C# and VB.Net
The project involves many separate assemblies.
There are hundreds (or thousands) of resources (png files) that have been inserted into the project using the VB My.Resources functionality that I would like to access from some C# code, in a different assembly.
Microsoft has a KB article about this. It includes some sample code, but I can't get it to work (and I can't quite follow the code).
// Gets a reference to the same assembly that
// contains the type that is creating the ResourceManager.
System.Reflection.Assembly myAssembly;
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.net - Using Reflection In C# To Try And Access Resources?
Jan 28, 2009.net - Using reflection in C# to try and access My.Resources
View 2 Replies.Net Use Reflection To Define OfType
May 27, 2009I am using System.Reflection to load a type that I cannot otherwise load during design time. I need to pull all controls within a collection of this type, however, i the OfType command doesn't seem to like the reflection Syntax. here is "close to" what I got.
Dim ControlType As Type = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetAssembly( _
GetType(MyAssembly.MyControl)) _
.GetType("MyAssembly.MyUnexposedControl")
Dim Matches as List(Of Control) = MyBaseControl.Controls.OfType(Of ControlType)
So that code is bogus, it doesn't work, but you get the idea of what I am trying to do. So is there a way to use reflection and get all of the controls that are of that type?
C# - Performing An Audit Using Reflection?
Nov 11, 2010I would like to perform an audit as part of a unit test that uses reflection to verify some assumptions, the basic-psuedo code for this would be as follows:
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Generic DAL Avoiding Reflection?
Oct 13, 2010I'm working on a new DAL for my latest project. As the performance is essential I'm avoiding late binding/reflection as much as possible. One central part is the DAL function for populating Business Objects.One class is called in order to connect to the database with the given SQL (stored procedures can't be used in this environment) and the given Business Object or List is populated. As different Business Object types will be populated by the same function I made an Interface that all of the Business Objects implements with the Sub called "Fill". The question is - will reflection be used in this scenario? My thought was as I'm "describing" the objects trought the interface the compiler doesn't need to use Reflection.
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Get Event Parameters Via Reflection
Apr 15, 2009I can't work out how to get the parameter types for an event.For instance, I can only see using a MethodInfo to get parameters, but I have either an EventInfo or a FieldInfo.What I want is to be able to get 'Boolean' from this:Public Event EventName(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal value As Boolean)I could theoretically try something like GetRaiseMethod() but that won't work (because that method returns null as per this link) and even if it did it would require a method binding first and this is meant to be for a test suite just confirming that the event has a certain typed parameter at initialisation.
View 1 RepliesGet Property.value From Reflection.assembly?
Feb 9, 2010How to get property.value from reflection.assembly?
Dim assembly As Assembly = assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
For Each assemblyType As Type In assembly.GetTypes()
If assemblyType.IsSubclassOf(GetType(Form)) Then
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Get Visible Controls With Reflection?
Sep 11, 2011I would like to list all visible controls in a form, I use reflection to do this, I have done what I want, but I have to write code for specifics controls that doesnt exist in the Framework, so i would like to know if there is some code to do that generic for any control (even third party controls).
Private Sub LlenarArbolFormularios(ByVal Arbol As TreeList)
Dim parentForRootNodes As TreeListNode = Nothing
Dim tipos() As Type = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetTypes()[code]......
Load Assembly Using Reflection?
Apr 19, 2011I would like to load a class library at runtime. As such, I thought I could use reflection to do so.However I am receiving the exception "Unable to cast object of type 'MyLibrary.LogSystem' to type 'MainApp.ILog'." in my main application. To start with I created a Class Library (VS2010) with a simple interface and one class that implements the interface.
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Preserve EOF With System.reflection?
Jun 1, 2011Im using system.reflection to inject a managed (.net) file directly into memory.This injection works with other managed files, but this file has data in the EOF and it wont run without that data.
View 1 RepliesReflection - Getting A Reference To A Class By Its Name
Sep 6, 2010I'm trying to use reflection to get the instance of a class in vb.net. I have a class 'A' in my web project and to test it, i create a new aspx page and try to write the following:
Dim t as Type = Type.GetType("A")
This returns "Nothing". But if i do this:
Dim inst as A = new A()
Dim t as Type = inst.GetType()
t's type is "A"
So how come i can't get the type with GetType even if the name is exactly the same? It does works for things like System.Math though
Reflection - Set Value Of Array Within Class?
Feb 19, 2009I'm trying to use reflection to populate the properties of an array of a child property... not sure that's clear, so it's probably best explained in code:
Parent Class:
Public Class parent
Private _child As childObject()
Public Property child As childObject()
Get
Return _child
[Code] .....
The issue is now trying to get that array assigned to the parent object (using reflection). It shouldn't be difficult, but I think the problem comes because I don't necessarily know the parent/child types. I'm using reflection to determine which parent/child is being passed in. The parent always has only one property, which is an array of the child object. When I try assigning the child array to the parent object, I get a invalid cast exception saying it can't convert Object[] to.
Basically, what I have now is:
Dim PropChildInfo As PropertyInfo() = ResponseObject.GetType().GetProperties()
For Each PropItem As PropertyInfo In PropChildInfo
PropItem.SetValue(ResponseObject, ResponseChildren, Nothing)
Next
ResponseObject is an instance of the parent Class, and ResponseChildren is an array of the childObject Class.
This fails with:
Object of type 'System.Object[]' cannot be converted to type 'childObject[]'.
Reflection Lable Using Dev Components
Mar 4, 2011In Visual Basic I have A form Called Your Details Form and after filling out textbox1,[code]But how can I have the Reflection label read from textbox1, and put the textbox1 text into the Reflection label to get the results as per picture Below. then have the Reflection Label across all forms.
View 12 RepliesReflection On Local Variables?
Feb 13, 2009Is it possible to get the name of a local variable from a reference to the variable? For example, I can get the names and values of a calling function's parameters like this:
Dim frame As New StackFrame(1)
Dim pInfos() As ParameterInfo = frame.GetMethod().GetParameters()
Is there some way to get the same information for a calling function's local variables? This is kind of what I have in mind:
Sub SomeSub()
Dim count As Integer = 10
Dim average As Single = 45.67
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Set Field Value On Value Type Using Reflection?
Mar 23, 2010.NET I want to clone a value type's fields. How can i set a field value on a value type using reflection (or something else dynamically)?
This works for reference types but not for value types. I understand why but I don't know an alternative.
shared function clone(of t)(original as t) as t
dim cloned as t
'if class then execute parameterless constructor
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Use Reflection To Get A Properties Property?
Oct 6, 2010I am trying to get the value of local path by doing the following[code]...
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