Reflection - Get Property

[RobEmDee]

How can Reflection be used to access the Property of an object through it's string representation? Similar to the functionality of the ValueMember, DisplayMember Properties for the ListControl object.

 

[Joe Mamma]

How can Reflection be used to access the Property of an object through it's string representation? Similar to the functionality of the ValueMember, DisplayMember Properties for the ListControl object.

given a type "MyType" implements ICollection and has a property "MyProperty" that returns a MyOtherType objects. . .

MyType myType = new MyType();
Type type = myType.GetType();
 
/* object obj = myType[1]; */
PropertyInfo propInfo = type.GetProperty("Item");
object obj = propInfo.Invoke(myType, new Object[]{1}); 
 
/* MyOtherType myOtherType = myType.MyProperty;*/
propInfo = type.GetProperty("MyProperty");
MyOtherType myOtherType = (MyOtherType) propInfo.Invoke(myType, null);