Returns a System.String representation of the value object
#region License and Copyright
/*
* Dotnet Commons Reflection
*
* 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.IO;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;
using System.Text;
namespace Dotnet.Commons.Reflection
{
/// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// This utility class contains a rich sets of utility methods that perform operations
/// on objects during runtime such as copying of property and field values
/// between 2 objects, deep cloning of objects, etc.
/// </summary>
/// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
public abstract class ObjectUtils
{
/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Returns a <see cref="System.String"/> representation of the value object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="valueObject"></param>
/// <returns>string that represents the <see cref="System.Object"/></returns>
/// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
public static string ToString(object valueObject)
{
StringBuilder buffy = new StringBuilder();
buffy.Append("[");
buffy.Append(valueObject.GetType().FullName);
buffy.Append("]\n");
// null objects cannot be reflected
if(valueObject == null)
{
buffy.Append(" is null.");
return buffy.ToString();
}
foreach(PropertyInfo objProperty in valueObject.GetType().GetProperties())
{
string propName;
propName = objProperty.Name+"=";
buffy.Append(propName);
if (objProperty != null)
{
object propValue = valueObject.GetType().InvokeMember(objProperty.Name,
BindingFlags.GetProperty,
null,
valueObject,
null);
if (propValue != null)
buffy.Append(propValue.ToString()+"\n");
else
buffy.Append("<null>\n");
}
else
buffy.Append("<null>\n");
}
foreach(FieldInfo objField in valueObject.GetType().GetFields())
{
string fieldName;
fieldName = objField.Name +"=";
buffy.Append(fieldName);
if (objField != null)
{
object fieldValue = valueObject.GetType().InvokeMember(objField.Name,
BindingFlags.GetField,
null,
valueObject,
null);
buffy.Append(fieldValue.ToString()+"\n");
}
else
buffy.Append("<null>\n");
}
// ----------- End ---------
return buffy.ToString();
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
}
}
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