Finding the variable name passed to a function

Question

Let me use the following example to explain my question:

public string ExampleFunction(string Variable) {
    return something;
}

string WhatIsMyName = "         


        

Answer 1

Well Try this Utility class,

public static class Utility
{
    public static Tuple GetNameAndValue(Expression> sourceExpression)
    {
        Tuple result = null;
        Type type = typeof (TSource);
        Func> process = delegate(MemberExpression memberExpression)
                                                                    {
                                                                        ConstantExpression constantExpression = (ConstantExpression)memberExpression.Expression;
                                                                        var name = memberExpression.Member.Name;
                                                                        var value = ((FieldInfo)memberExpression.Member).GetValue(constantExpression.Value);
                                                                        return new Tuple(name, (TSource) value);
                                                                    };

        Expression exception = sourceExpression.Body;
        if (exception is MemberExpression)
        {
            result = process((MemberExpression)sourceExpression.Body);
        }
        else if (exception is UnaryExpression)
        {
            UnaryExpression unaryExpression = (UnaryExpression)sourceExpression.Body;
            result = process((MemberExpression)unaryExpression.Operand);
        }
        else
        {
            throw new Exception("Expression type unknown.");
        }

        return result;
    }


}

And User It Like

    /*ToDo : Test Result*/
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        /*Test : primivit types*/
        long maxNumber = 123123;
        Tuple longVariable = Utility.GetNameAndValue(() => maxNumber);
        string longVariableName = longVariable.Item1;
        long longVariableValue = longVariable.Item2;

        /*Test : user define types*/
        Person aPerson = new Person() { Id = "123", Name = "Roy" };
        Tuple personVariable = Utility.GetNameAndValue(() => aPerson);
        string personVariableName = personVariable.Item1;
        Person personVariableValue = personVariable.Item2;

        /*Test : anonymous types*/
        var ann = new { Id = "123", Name = "Roy" };
        var annVariable = Utility.GetNameAndValue(() => ann);
        string annVariableName = annVariable.Item1;
        var annVariableValue = annVariable.Item2;

        /*Test : Enum tyoes*/
        Active isActive = Active.Yes;
        Tuple isActiveVariable = Utility.GetNameAndValue(() => isActive);
        string isActiveVariableName = isActiveVariable.Item1;
        Active isActiveVariableValue = isActiveVariable.Item2;
    }