How to tell if a PropertyInfo is of a particular enum type?

c#, enums, propertyinfo

Solution

static void DoWork()
{
    var myclass = typeof(MyClass);
    var pi = myclass.GetProperty("Enum");
    var type = pi.PropertyType;

    /* as itowlson points out you could just do ...
        var isMyEnum = type == typeof(MyEnum) 
        ... becasue Enums can not be inherited
    */
    var isMyEnum = type.IsAssignableFrom(typeof(MyEnum)); // true
}
public enum MyEnum { A, B, C, D }
public class MyClass
{
    public MyEnum Enum { get; set; }
}

Problem

I have the following code: ``` public class DataReader<T> where T : class { public T getEntityFromReader(IDataReader reader, IDictionary<string, string> FieldMappings) { T entity = Activator.CreateInstance<T>(); Type entityType = entity.GetType(); PropertyInfo[] pi = entityType.GetProperties(); string FieldName; while (reader.Read()) { for (int t = 0; t < reader.FieldCount; t++) { foreach (PropertyInfo property in pi) { FieldMappings.TryGetValue(property.Name, out FieldName); Type genericType = property.PropertyType; if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(FieldName)) property.SetValue(entity, reader[FieldName], null); } } } return entity; } } ``` When I get to a field of type `Enum`, or in this case `NameSpace.MyEnum`, I want to do something special. I can't simply `SetValue` because the value coming from the database is let's say "m" and the value in the `Enum` is "Mr". So I need to call another method. I know! Legacy systems right? So how do I determine when a `PropertyInfo` item is of a particular enumeration type? So in the above code I'd like to first check whether the `PropertyInfo` type is of a specif enum and if it is then call my method and if not then simply allow `SetValue` to run.

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