Reflection and SetValue .arrrrggggggghhhhh

[cwertman]

Ok, Im missing something simple here.

I have an object o its a person , I want to "blank" out any properties
that are a type of a collection

The follwoing code will loop through and tell me if it is or not.

BUT I cannot figure out how to Set the Value

Dim myProperties() As PropertyInfo =
o.GetType.GetProperties((BindingFlags.Public Or BindingFlags.Instance))
Dim PropertyItem As PropertyInfo
Dim MyString As String

For Each PropertyItem In myProperties

With PropertyItem

If
GetType(ICollection).IsAssignableFrom(.PropertyTyp e) Then
'This works to tell if its a collection
MyString = MyString & "Collection" &
..ReflectedType.ToString & " " & .PropertyType.Name & vbCrLf

'THIS IS WHAT DOES NOT WORK
PropertyItem.SetValue(o, .GetType, Nothing)

End If
End With

Next
Any Help would be super, I know its got to be just a syntax issue,
steroids, or lack of sleep :)

Thanks

Chris

[cwertman]

Ok, got it.........

The typo was.....
PropertyItem.SetValue(o, .GetType, Nothing)

Should have been

PropertyItem.SetValue(o, .GetType.ReflectedType, Nothing)

Next Problem is how do I get the Object for that Property ?

I want to DEAL with it seperatley.

So say the collection contains addresses, I want to get the collection
as an Object and do something else with it.

GetValue ? but another typo ?????

Help on that would be....errr...helpful....

Sad lack of Reflection and Generics Documentation in VB.Net....or im
too tired to find it even though looking
cw******@gmail.com wrote:

Ok, Im missing something simple here.

I have an object o its a person , I want to "blank" out any properties
that are a type of a collection

The follwoing code will loop through and tell me if it is or not.

BUT I cannot figure out how to Set the Value

Dim myProperties() As PropertyInfo =
o.GetType.GetProperties((BindingFlags.Public Or BindingFlags.Instance))
Dim PropertyItem As PropertyInfo
Dim MyString As String

For Each PropertyItem In myProperties

With PropertyItem

If
GetType(ICollection).IsAssignableFrom(.PropertyTyp e) Then
'This works to tell if its a collection
MyString = MyString & "Collection" &
.ReflectedType.ToString & " " & .PropertyType.Name & vbCrLf

'THIS IS WHAT DOES NOT WORK
PropertyItem.SetValue(o, .GetType, Nothing)

End If
End With

Next
Any Help would be super, I know its got to be just a syntax issue,
steroids, or lack of sleep :)

Thanks

Chris

[Fabio Z]

<cw******@gmail.comha scritto nel messaggio

Should have been

PropertyItem.SetValue(o, .GetType.ReflectedType, Nothing)

mmm... I don't know what you are trying to do but I think this should be

PropertyItem.SetValue(o, Nothing, Nothing)

Next Problem is how do I get the Object for that Property ?

I want to DEAL with it seperatley.

Please describe a lillte clearly the scenario :)