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Revision: 39868
at January 22, 2011 00:04 by nivlam


Updated Code
public static void RenderProperty(Person person, Expression<Func<Person, object>> expression)
{
	Func<Person, object> function = expression.Compile();
	object o = function(person);

	var memberExpression = GetMemberExpression(expression);
	var propertyType = GetTypeFromMemberExpression(memberExpression);
	var declaringType = memberExpression == null ? null : memberExpression.Expression.Type;
	var inferredName = memberExpression == null ? null : memberExpression.Member.Name;
}

public static MemberExpression GetMemberExpression(LambdaExpression expression)
{
	return RemoveUnary(expression.Body) as MemberExpression;
}

private static Expression RemoveUnary(Expression body)
{
	var unary = body as UnaryExpression;

	if (unary != null)
		return unary.Operand;
	
	return body;
}

private static Type GetTypeFromMemberExpression(MemberExpression memberExpression)
{
	if (memberExpression == null) 
		return null;

	var dataType = GetTypeFromMemberInfo(memberExpression.Member, (PropertyInfo p) => p.PropertyType);
	
	if (dataType == null) 
		dataType = GetTypeFromMemberInfo(memberExpression.Member, (MethodInfo m) => m.ReturnType);
	
	if (dataType == null) 
		dataType = GetTypeFromMemberInfo(memberExpression.Member, (FieldInfo f) => f.FieldType);

	return dataType;
}

private static Type GetTypeFromMemberInfo<TMember>(MemberInfo member, Func<TMember, Type> func) where TMember : MemberInfo
{
	if (member is TMember)
		return func((TMember) member);

	return null;
}

Revision: 39867
at January 22, 2011 00:01 by nivlam


Updated Code
public static void RenderProperty(Person person, Expression<Func<Person, object>> expression)
{
	Func<Person, object> function = expression.Compile();
	object o = function(person);

	var memberExpression = GetMemberExpression(expression);
	var propertyType = GetTypeFromMemberExpression(memberExpression);
	var declaringType = memberExpression == null ? null : memberExpression.Expression.Type;
	var inferredName = memberExpression == null ? null : memberExpression.Member.Name;
}

public static MemberExpression GetMemberExpression(LambdaExpression expression)
{
	return RemoveUnary(expression.Body) as MemberExpression;
}

private static Expression RemoveUnary(Expression body)
{
	var unary = body as UnaryExpression;
	if (unary != null)
	{
		return unary.Operand;
	}
	return body;
}

private static Type GetTypeFromMemberExpression(MemberExpression memberExpression)
{
	if (memberExpression == null) return null;

	var dataType = GetTypeFromMemberInfo(memberExpression.Member, (PropertyInfo p) => p.PropertyType);
	if (dataType == null) dataType = GetTypeFromMemberInfo(memberExpression.Member, (MethodInfo m) => m.ReturnType);
	if (dataType == null) dataType = GetTypeFromMemberInfo(memberExpression.Member, (FieldInfo f) => f.FieldType);

	return dataType;
}

private static Type GetTypeFromMemberInfo<TMember>(MemberInfo member, Func<TMember, Type> func) where TMember : MemberInfo
{
	if (member is TMember)
		return func((TMember) member);

	return null;
}

Revision: 39866
at January 22, 2011 00:01 by nivlam


Initial Code
public static void RenderProperty(Person person, Expression<Func<Person, object>> expression)
        {
            Func<Person, object> function = expression.Compile();
            object o = function(person);

            var memberExpression = GetMemberExpression(expression);
            var propertyType = GetTypeFromMemberExpression(memberExpression);
            var declaringType = memberExpression == null ? null : memberExpression.Expression.Type;
            var inferredName = memberExpression == null ? null : memberExpression.Member.Name;
        }

        public static MemberExpression GetMemberExpression(LambdaExpression expression)
        {
            return RemoveUnary(expression.Body) as MemberExpression;
        }

        private static Expression RemoveUnary(Expression body)
        {
            var unary = body as UnaryExpression;
            if (unary != null)
            {
                return unary.Operand;
            }
            return body;
        }

        private static Type GetTypeFromMemberExpression(MemberExpression memberExpression)
        {
            if (memberExpression == null) return null;

            var dataType = GetTypeFromMemberInfo(memberExpression.Member, (PropertyInfo p) => p.PropertyType);
            if (dataType == null) dataType = GetTypeFromMemberInfo(memberExpression.Member, (MethodInfo m) => m.ReturnType);
            if (dataType == null) dataType = GetTypeFromMemberInfo(memberExpression.Member, (FieldInfo f) => f.FieldType);

            return dataType;
        }

        private static Type GetTypeFromMemberInfo<TMember>(MemberInfo member, Func<TMember, Type> func) where TMember : MemberInfo
        {
            if (member is TMember)
                return func((TMember) member);

            return null;
        }

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Expression as parameter

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C#