Question

I would like to get the name of a property, for example:

Dim _foo As String

Public Property Foo as String
Get
   Return _foo
End Get
Private Set(ByVal value as String)
   _foo = value
End Set

Sub Main()
  Console.Write(Foo.Name)'Outputs "Foo"
End Sub

Any ideas how?

Answer 1

Do you mean a property, or do you mean a field?

There are clever lambda techniques for getting the names of properties – here’s a C# example:

String GetPropertyName<TValue>(Expression<Func<TValue>> propertyId)
{
   return ((MemberExpression)propertyId.Body).Member.Name;
}

Call it like this:

GetPropertyName(() => MyProperty)

and it will return “MyProperty”

Not sure if that’s what you’re after or not.