This might seam like a strange question but....
public string MyProperty
{
get
{
return "MyProperty";
}
}
How can I replace the return statement go it returns the property name without it being hard coded?
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A:
I wouldn't recommend doing this in general but here we go:
return MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().Name.Substring(4);
Using an obfuscator can totally screw this up, by the way.
Mehrdad Afshari
2009-10-30 11:55:25
Well, isn't that what obfuscators are for? :-)
Joey
2009-10-30 11:59:54
Johannes: Probably ;) But you don't want them to make your code throw an `IndexOutOfRangeException`.
Mehrdad Afshari
2009-10-30 12:01:00
thanks :) that worked perfectly. Some further explanation on why I need this: I was given an application that uses about 50 keys from a webconfig file. And my task is to allow the application to work with any number of clients (needing to replicate these 50 keys for each new client). So, I have moved the keys into a separated file and needed to create a class that encapsulates the data access in order to be able to create an array of clients.
Sergio
2009-10-30 12:03:05
Sergio: I'd write a simple code generator instead.
Mehrdad Afshari
2009-10-30 12:05:22
You don't need an obfuscator to potentially screw this up. The JIT might also do it for you by inlining.
LukeH
2009-10-30 12:38:52
+1
A:
If you're using .NET, you can also use LINQ to identify this:
public static string GetName<T>(Func<T> expr)
{
var il = expr.Method.GetMethodBody().GetILAsByteArray();
return expr.Target.GetType().Module.ResolveField(BitConverter.ToInt32(il, 2)).Name;
}
I can't claim credit for this solution - this came from here.
Pete OHanlon
2009-10-30 12:13:58