Reflection is costly because of the many checks the runtime must make whenever you make a request for a method that matches a list of parameters. Somewhere deep inside, code exists …

Is there a way in C# where I can use reflection to set an object property? Ex: MyObject obj = new MyObject(); obj.Name = "Value"; I want to set obj.Name with reflection. Something like: …

Foo result = (Foo)objFoo; There's no real point in casting an object to a type that's unknown at compile time - you won't be able to use it: object objFoo = MakeFoo(); UnkownType result = …

Sep 19, 2008 · Given this class class Foo { // Want to find _bar with reflection [SomeAttribute] private string _bar; public string BigBar { get { return this._bar; } } } I want to find the private …

May 28, 2011 · Is this the fastest way to update a property using reflection? Assume the property is always an int: PropertyInfo counterPropertyInfo = GetProperty(); int value = …

Oct 26, 2010 · Your propertyInfos array is returning 0 length for one of my classes. Changing the line to be propertyInfos = thisObject.GetType().GetProperties(); Results in it being populated. …

Oct 3, 2015 · I want to dynamically create TaskA or TaskB using C# reflection (Activator.CreateInstance). However I wouldn't know the type before hand, so I need to …

Aug 30, 2009 · Reflection in general is a means for a program to analyze the structure of some code. This analysis is used to change the effective behavior of the code. Reflection as analysis …

Not really helpful if you're using reflection, because you don't know if the enum in question is using this setup.

Nov 27, 2022 · What is reflection, and why is it useful? I'm particularly interested in Java, but I assume the principles are the same in any language.