I generally override the ToString() method to output the property names and the values associated to them. I got a bit tired of writing these by hand so I'm looking for a dynamic solution.
Main:
TestingClass tc = new TestingClass()
{
Prop1 = "blah1",
Prop2 = "blah2"
};
Console.WriteLine(tc.ToString());
Console.ReadLine();
TestingClass:
public class TestingClass
{
public string Prop1 { get; set; }//properties
public string Prop2 { get; set; }
public void Method1(string a) { }//method
public TestingClass() { }//const
public override string ToString()
{
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
foreach (Type type in System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetTypes())
{
foreach (System.Reflection.PropertyInfo property in type.GetProperties())
{
sb.Append(property.Name);
sb.Append(": ");
sb.Append(this.GetType().GetProperty(property.Name).Name);
sb.Append(System.Environment.NewLine);
}
}
return sb.ToString();
}
}
This currently outputs:
Prop1: System.String Prop1
Prop2: System.String Prop2
Desired Output:
Prop1: blah1
Prop2: blah2
I'm open for other solutions, it doesn't have to use reflection, it just has to produce the desired output.
I would use JSON, Serializer will do all the hard work for you:
public static class ObjectExtensions
{
public static string ToStringEx(this object obj)
{
return JsonSerializer.Serialize(obj, new JsonSerializerOptions { WriteIndented = true });
}
}
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