C# reflection use variable as object.[var]

Question

I\'m trying to generate a table in a razor view using reflection to pull the properties from the model.

Here is what I\'ve tried:

@if (@Model.Count() &         


        

Answer 1

If you dont really need the DisplayFor method, you can do it like this in your loop:

<tbody>
            @foreach (PCNWeb.Models.Switch item in Model)
            {
                /*System.Reflection.PropertyInfo[]*/ properties = item.GetType().GetProperties();
                <tr>
                @foreach (var property in properties)
                {                    
                    <td>
                        @property.GetValue(item,null)
                    </td>
                }
                </tr>

            }
        </tbody>

Answer 2

So basically I need to access the value of a property of item based on the name of the property stored in a variable.

No, you need to access the value of a property based on a PropertyInfo object describing it. That's far far easier.

property.GetValue(item)