Getting value of static property by string name

Question

There's a great post here that gives a way to get the value of a property by its string name:

public static object GetPropValue(object src, string propName)
{
    return src.GetType().GetProperty(propName).GetValue(src, null);
}

Currently, I'm trying to get the value of a static property in a base class. If I try to use BaseClass.Prop as 'src', however, I get a null reference exception. While src isn't associated with an explicit instance, the value of Prop I'm trying to get nevertheless still exists.

Is there a workaround for static properties?

T McKeown · Answer 1 · 2014-04-14T19:34:24.647

4

Don't send a src when calling static properties.

 Type t = src.GetType();

 if (t.GetProperty(propName).GetGetMethod().IsStatic)
 {   
     src = null;
 }
 return t.GetProperty(propName).GetValue(src, null);

edited Apr 14 '14 at 19:34

answered Apr 14 '14 at 19:28

T McKeown

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Is there a way to programatically check if the property is static? – rookie Apr 14 '14 at 19:30
checkout this post [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/451453/how-to-get-a-static-property-with-reflection] – MethodMan Apr 14 '14 at 19:31
@gjdanis You need to check if the GetSetMethod or GetGetMethod methods on `PropertyInfo`, the MethodInfo will tell you if it is start. – vcsjones Apr 14 '14 at 19:32

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 14 '14 at 19:32

To get a static property, you cannot pass an object reference. To detect if a property-get is static, look at propertyInfo.GetGetMethod().IsStatic. Here's your GetPropValue method:

public static object GetPropValue(object src, string propName)
{
    var propertyInfo = src.GetType().GetProperty(propName);
    if (propertyInfo.GetGetMethod().IsStatic)
        return propertyInfo.GetValue(null, null);
    else
        return propertyInfo.GetValue(src, null);
}

Getting value of static property by string name

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