Deserializing an object to itself using Reflection?

[John R.]

I have a class that I am serializing. I put [XmlIgnore] on the properties I
don't want to serialize.

I want to deserialize it to itself like this:

XmlSerializer deserializer = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(MyClass)) ;
StringReader strReader = new StringReader(xm lData);
XmlReader xmlReader = new XmlTextReader(s trReader);
this = (MyClass)deseri alizer.Deserial ize(xmlReader);

However, you can't assign to "this". It's read only. I know that, so now
I'm creating a new instance of the class, and then copying all properties of
that instance to my actual instance like this:

XmlSerializer deserializer = new XmlSerializer(t ypeof(MyClass)) ;
StringReader strReader = new StringReader(xm lData);
XmlReader xmlReader = new XmlTextReader(s trReader);
MyClass myClass = new MyClass();

myClass = (MyClass)deseri alizer.Deserial ize(xmlReader);
moduleID = myClass.moduleI D;
boID = myClass.boID;
parentModuleID = myClass.parentM oduleID;
parentBoID = myClass.parentB oID;

AND NOW THE QUESTION...

Is there a way I could iterate through the public properties of the class to
automatically copy all properties of that instance to my actual instance?
Maybe using Reflection?

I want to make it so that if I add more public properties they will
automatically be deserialized so that I don't have to specify for them to be
copied to my actual instance.

Thanks,

John