Question

Without using AutoMapper… (because someone in charge of this project will shit bricks when they see dependencies)

I have a class (class A) with however many properties. I have another class (class B) with those same properties (same names and type). Class B could also have other un related variables.

Is there some simple reflection code that can copy values from class A to class B?

The simpler the better.

Answer 1

Type typeB = b.GetType();
foreach (PropertyInfo property in a.GetType().GetProperties())
{
    if (!property.CanRead || (property.GetIndexParameters().Length > 0))
        continue;

    PropertyInfo other = typeB.GetProperty(property.Name);
    if ((other != null) && (other.CanWrite))
        other.SetValue(b, property.GetValue(a, null), null);
}