#region License and Copyright
/*
* Dotnet Commons Reflection
*
* Copyright 2005. EDWARD LIM
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
* or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License
* for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this library; if not, write to the
* Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
* 59 Temple Place,
* Suite 330,
* Boston,
* MA 02111-1307
* USA
*
*/
#endregion
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using System.Reflection;
//using Dotnet.Commons.Lang;
namespace Dotnet.Commons.Reflection
{
///
///
/// This class contains utility methods that perform operations on object properties.
///
///
///
/// Copyright 2006 by Edward Lim.
/// All rights reserved.
///
///
public sealed class PropertyUtils
{
private PropertyUtils() {}
/// --------------------------------------------------------------------
///
/// Get the type of the Property.
///
/// the object to investigate
/// name of the property
/// flag to indicate if the the search should include private properties
/// the Type of the property
/// --------------------------------------------------------------------
public static Type GetPropertyType(object targetObj, string property, bool searchPrivate)
{
if (targetObj == null)
throw new System.ArgumentNullException("targetObject");
if ((property == null) || (property.Length < 1))
return null;
BindingFlags flags = BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Static;
if (searchPrivate)
flags = flags | BindingFlags.NonPublic;
PropertyInfo propInfo = targetObj.GetType().GetProperty(property);
return propInfo.PropertyType;
}
}
}