Questions tagged [fieldinfo]
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How do I compare FieldInfo's values of instances?
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
myClass instance1 = new myClass();
myClass instance2 = new myClass();
FieldInfo[] fields = typeof(myClass).GetFields();
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C# - Are FieldInfo and PropertyInfo Immutable or Mutable?
Basically, I have the following:
protected static readonly FieldInfo SpecialField = FindSpecialField();
FxCop is complaining to me though that I should not make a field readonly if it is mutable because the members can be changed. Are FieldInfo and…

michael
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C#: is there a way to access the name of the current field?
In C#, I am defining a static field of a specific class. From within the class, I want to be able to display the name of the static field, pretty much like this:
public class Unit {
public string NameOfField { get { return ...; } }
}
public…

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Access private nested class memebers C#
Im new to C# so i may be way off with what i think is the issue but...
Im using a 3rd party SDK to manage loan data. i have a method "GetPayload()" which opens a loan and gets the most recent field change info into "datalist".
public object…

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Get a container class instance from a FieldInfo
I am working with C# reflection here:
I have a FieldInfo of a property and I would like to get the instance of the class it belong (so I can reach the content of another property):
for exemple take this class:
class MyClass
{
public int A { get;…

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finding events via reflection c#
I have a problem concerning Events and Reflection in C#.
I'm currently programming with the Microsoft Kinect (SDK 1.7) and want to implement a different click than the "Push-To-Press"-Approach. The ClickEvent itself is declared in the KinectControl…

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C# FieldInfo.SetValue with an array parameter and arbitrary element type
I am trying to set an array field using reflection like this:
FieldInfo field = ...
A[] someArray = GetElementsInSomeWay();
field.SetValue(this, someArray);
The field has type B[]. B inherits from A and the exact type of B is not known at compile…

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Using System.Reflection to retrieve a list of const string fields
I've created a class of classes (showing one of them) with const string that I want to itarate on.
public static class HTDB_Cols
{
public sealed class Assistant
{
public const string EntryID = "entryID",
CustName =…

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How to set a field of a struct type on an object in Windows Phone 7
I am having trouble setting a field on an object in a Windows Phone 7 app (I suspect it's related to the compact framework, and not specific to Windows Phone 7). I believe this is specific to setting values that are of struct types. Normally I use…

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Dynamically assign a field
I'm trying to generate code for dynamically assigning field values to a dynamic class. Basically, what I'd ideally be able to do is something to this effect:
il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldarg_0); // Object instance
il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldc_I4_0); // Value to assign…

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Dynamically reading class
so I have came across making few programs, that build specific XMLs with data from database.
Now i would like to make application, which I could just hang over structured class with values and it would be able to dynamically read it.
My idea of that…

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WIQL - Get possible values for BoardColumn field
I'm trying to read out all column names in an VSO board and can't figure out how to do this.
I'm using the c# wrapper VisualStudioOnline.Api.Rest and the code:
var fieldInfo = _clientWit.GetField("System.BoardColumn").Result;
This only gives me the…

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C# FieldInfo reflection alternatives
I am currently using FieldInfo.GetValue and FieldInfo.SetValue quite a lot in my programm, which is significantly slowing up my programm.
For PropertyInfo I use the GetValueGetter and GetValueSetter methods so I only use reflection once for a given…

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How to get the FieldInfo of a field from the value
I want to access the FieldInfo, for the CustomAttributes that are on a field, and other purposes, but I'd prefer not to use a string to access that field, nor to have to run through all the fields in a class.
If I simply have,
class…

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How to get the fieldInfo for a Friend WithEvents member?
I have the following member defined in a vb.net Form, MyForm:
Friend WithEvents myTab As Tab
I am trying to get this member using the following code:
Dim FieldInfo As System.Reflection.FieldInfo = MyForm.GetType.GetField("myTab",…

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