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In C# How to dynamically specify a member of a object, like obj["abc"] in PHP

Say I have a class

public class Employee
{
    public string name = "";
    public int age = 20;
}

now I want a function that can dynamically get the value of a specified member of Employee

public class Util<T>
{
    public static string GetValue(T obj, string member)
    {
        // how to write
    }
}

so that I can use it like 

Employee p1 = new Employee();
string a = Util<Employee>.GetValue(p1, "age"); // a should be "20"

How to do it? like access member use obj["???"] in PHP

Solution

  • Reflection. Take a look here:

    Reflection: Property Value by Name

    Oh, and also here in our very own SO!

    Update

    Sigh... It's all about "teh codez"... Here you go:

    p1.GetType().GetProperty("age").GetValue(p1,null);

    But do check the links, there's stuff to learn!