Reflect a structure

[Ian Williamson]

Assuming I have the following structure within a class:

class myClass
{
public struct Action
{
public const String REQUIRED = "T";
public const String IGNORE = "F";
public const String OPTIONAL = "O";
}

... code ...
}

How can I use reflection to access the elements of the
structure?

I can get the structure as such:
typeof(myClass) .GetMember("Act ion",
BindingFlags.Pu blic|BindingFla gs.Static), but I am
stymied on how to delve into it.

Cheers, Ian Williamson

[Joe Mayo]

Re: Reflect a structure

"Ian Williamson" <bmcpeake@nospa m.shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:06fe01c3a9 80$9a5c3cb0$a30 1280a@phx.gbl.. .[color=blue]
> Assuming I have the following structure within a class:
>
> class myClass
> {
> public struct Action
> {
> public const String REQUIRED = "T";
> public const String IGNORE = "F";
> public const String OPTIONAL = "O";
> }
>
> ... code ...
> }
>
> How can I use reflection to access the elements of the
> structure?
>
> I can get the structure as such:
> typeof(myClass) .GetMember("Act ion",
> BindingFlags.Pu blic|BindingFla gs.Static), but I am
> stymied on how to delve into it.[/color]

Hi Ian,

Try this:

Type outerType = typeof(myClass) ;

Type innerType = outerType.GetNe stedType("Actio n",
BindingFlags.Pu blic|BindingFla gs.Static);

Console.WriteLi ne("innerType: {0}\n", innerType.ToStr ing());

FieldInfo[] fields = innerType.GetFi elds();

foreach (FieldInfo field in fields)
{
Console.WriteLi ne("Type: {0} Name: {1}",
field.FieldType , field.Name);
}

Console.ReadLin e();

Joe
--

http://www.csharp-station.com

[Ian Williamson]

Re: Reflect a structure

That's the ticket. Thanks Joe.

Ian
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>-----Original Message-----
>"Ian Williamson" <bmcpeake@nospa m.shaw.ca> wrote in[/color]
message[color=blue]
>news:06fe01c3a 980$9a5c3cb0$a3 01280a@phx.gbl. ..[color=green]
>> Assuming I have the following structure within a class:
>>
>> class myClass
>> {
>> public struct Action
>> {
>> public const String REQUIRED = "T";
>> public const String IGNORE = "F";
>> public const String OPTIONAL = "O";
>> }
>>
>> ... code ...
>> }
>>
>> How can I use reflection to access the elements of the
>> structure?
>>
>> I can get the structure as such:
>> typeof(myClass) .GetMember("Act ion",
>> BindingFlags.Pu blic|BindingFla gs.Static), but I am
>> stymied on how to delve into it.[/color]
>
>Hi Ian,
>
>Try this:
>
> Type outerType = typeof(myClass) ;
>
> Type innerType = outerType.GetNe stedType("Actio n",
> BindingFlags.Pu blic|BindingFla gs.Static);
>
> Console.WriteLi ne("innerType: {0}\n",[/color]
innerType.ToStr ing());[color=blue]
>
> FieldInfo[] fields = innerType.GetFi elds();
>
> foreach (FieldInfo field in fields)
> {
> Console.WriteLi ne("Type: {0} Name: {1}",
> field.FieldType , field.Name);
> }
>
> Console.ReadLin e();
>
>Joe
>--
>http://www.csharp-station.com
>
>
>.
>[/color]