Reflection class to get all properties of any object

Question

I need to make a function that get all the properies of an object (including an children objects) This is for my error logging feature. Right now my code always returns 0 properties. Please let me know what I'm doing wrong, thanks!

public static string GetAllProperiesOfObject(object thisObject)
{
    string result = string.Empty;
    try
    {
        // get all public static properties of MyClass type
        PropertyInfo[] propertyInfos;
        propertyInfos = thisObject.GetType().GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static);//By default, it will return only public properties.
        // sort properties by name
        Array.Sort(propertyInfos,
                   (propertyInfo1, propertyInfo2) => propertyInfo1.Name.CompareTo(propertyInfo2.Name));

        // write property names
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        sb.Append("<hr />");
        foreach (PropertyInfo propertyInfo in propertyInfos)
        {
            sb.AppendFormat("Name: {0} | Value: {1} <br>", propertyInfo.Name, "Get Value");
        }
        sb.Append("<hr />");
        result = sb.ToString();
    }
    catch (Exception exception)
    {
        // to do log it
    }

    return result;
}

here's what the object looks like:

Answer 1

If you want all of the properties, try:

propertyInfos = thisObject.GetType().GetProperties(
      BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic // Get public and non-public
    | BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Instance  // Get instance + static
    | BindingFlags.FlattenHierarchy); // Search up the hierarchy

For details, see BindingFlags.

Answer 2

The problem with your code is the PayPal Response types are members, NOT properties. Try:

MemberInfo[] memberInfos = 
    thisObject.GetMembers(BindingFlags.Public|BindingFlags.Static|BindingFlags.Instance);