Using nameof to get a setter method name in c#

Question

Is it possible to get a setter method name using the new nameof operator?

public object Foo { get; set; }

public void Test()
{        
    var myMethod = GetType().GetMethod("set_Foo");       
}

I guess GetType().GetMethod("set_" + nameof(Foo)) could work but is there something more straightforward?

Can you provide any more context as to why you need to use reflection to achieve this? Perhaps we can suggest an alternative. — Mike Eason, Nov 16 '15 at 13:11
Probably you must use GetType().GetProperty(nameof(Foo)).SetMethod ? — IgorL, Nov 16 '15 at 13:14

Jakub Lortz · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-16T13:25:21.093

5

You can't use nameof to get the setter method name directly.

You can combine it with reflection to get the property and use PropertyInfo.SetMethod to get the setter:

MethodInfo setterMethod = GetType().GetProperty(nameof(Foo)).SetMethod;
string setterName = setterMethod.Name;

edited Nov 16 '15 at 13:25

answered Nov 16 '15 at 13:14

Jakub Lortz

The question says using the `nameof` method. – DavidG Nov 16 '15 at 13:15
2DavidG >"Is it possible to get a setter method name using the new nameof operator ?" yes it possible, but right way is to use GetProperty and not GetMethod – IgorL Nov 16 '15 at 13:16
@DavidG question body also says *is there something more straightforward?* – Nikhil Vartak Nov 16 '15 at 13:17
@DavidG This *is* using `nameof`. This was my answer too, but I was beaten to it. – Dennis_E Nov 16 '15 at 13:18
(though you probably want to use `SetMethod.Name`) – DavidG Nov 16 '15 at 13:23
@DavidG Thanks for the remarks, I included them in the answer. – Jakub Lortz Nov 16 '15 at 13:25
Thanks. It suits well my usecase. – FIF Nov 17 '15 at 09:37

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 16 '15 at 13:14

-1

Something like -

var type = typeof(Test).GetProperties().FirstOrDefault().GetAccessors(false);

where Test is the type with a property S3 of type string.

answered Nov 16 '15 at 13:14

Amit Kumar Ghosh

2 Answers2