Question

I have an object DataParameterInfo (DPI) with a couple of delegate methods that are used to move data from a DataReader into a POCO or to get values out of the POCO.

Example:

new DataParameterInfo<IBulletinPCN>
{
    FieldName = "ChangeProcedure",
    ParameterName = "@ChangeProcedure",
    EntityName = "ChangeProcedure",
    DataType = SqlDbType.NVarChar,
    FieldType = FieldType.Other,
    PopulateEntity = (dr, e) => e.ChangeProcedure = dr.IsDBNull(dr.GetOrdinal("ChangeProcedure")) ? null : dr.GetString(dr.GetOrdinal("ChangeProcedure")),
    ReadEntity = e => e.ChangeProcedure
}

I would like to refer to the Fieldname property of my DPI within the PopulateEntity delegate like such:

    PopulateEntity = (dr, e) => e.ChangeProcedure = dr.IsDBNull(dr.GetOrdinal(FieldName)) ? null : dr.GetString(dr.GetOrdinal(FieldName)),

or maybe

    PopulateEntity = (dr, e) => e.ChangeProcedure = dr.IsDBNull(dr.GetOrdinal(this.FieldName)) ? null : dr.GetString(dr.GetOrdinal(this.FieldName)),

Only the “this” when I try that refers to the class in which the DPI is being created, not the DPI itself.

Can I do what I’m trying, above, and if so, how?

Answer 1

You can pass the fieldname to your delegate as a parameter by changing the caller of that delegate:

ex:

PopulateEntity = (dr, e, fieldname) => e.ChangeProcedure = dr.IsDBNull(dr.GetOrdinal(fieldname)) ? null : dr.GetString(dr.GetOrdinal(fieldname))

and in the point where you execute that delegate you say:

PopulateEntity(dr, e, this.fieldname);