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A General C++ Reflection Engine Based on C++11 and Meta Programming

by JohnX2015

This is a cross-platform general C++ engine, including a general runtime and a reflection engine.

A simple plug-in engine using Reflection

by Vitaly Zhukov

This article describes how to create and use configurable plug-ins in your application.

Alternate Proxy class with bytecode manipulation

by abhinav_soni

This article provides alternative to Java's Proxy class with bytecode manipulation.

Alternative to Activator.CreateInstance

by Dean Oliver

An alternative to Activator.CreateInstance

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A General C++ Reflection Engine Based on C++11 and Meta Programming

by JohnX2015

This is a cross-platform general C++ engine, including a general runtime and a reflection engine.

A simple plug-in engine using Reflection

by Vitaly Zhukov

This article describes how to create and use configurable plug-ins in your application.

Alternate Proxy class with bytecode manipulation

by abhinav_soni

This article provides alternative to Java's Proxy class with bytecode manipulation.

Alternative to Activator.CreateInstance

by Dean Oliver

An alternative to Activator.CreateInstance

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A General C++ Reflection Engine Based on C++11 and Meta Programming

by JohnX2015

This is a cross-platform general C++ engine, including a general runtime and a reflection engine.

Alternate Proxy class with bytecode manipulation

by abhinav_soni

This article provides alternative to Java's Proxy class with bytecode manipulation.

Alternative to Activator.CreateInstance

by Dean Oliver

An alternative to Activator.CreateInstance

Alternative to Activator.CreateInstance

by Andrew Rissing

Using expressions, you can achieve a faster result with less code.public static T New(){ Type t = typeof(T); Func method = Expression.Lambda>(Expression.Block(t, new Expression[] { Expression.New(t) })).Compile(); return method();}Furthermore, this can...

Alternative to Activator.CreateInstance

by Dean Oliver

The final solution after much debate and optimization:public class DynamicInitializer { static readonly Dictionary> list = new Dictionary>(); public static T New() where T : class { return New(typeof...

Alternative to Activator.CreateInstance

by Jonathan Jandrell

I've tried a few different ways to dynamically create an object of 'unknown' type.This is my final, simple result: public static T Create() { Type type = typeof(T); return (T)type.Assembly.CreateInstance(type.FullName); ...

Alternative to Activator.CreateInstance

by Yves Vaillancourt

And why don't you just do this?public static T Create() where T : class, new(){ return new T();}

C# Automatic Property Default Value Extension Methods

by Itai Basel

This article shows how to automatically initialize/reset automatic properties' default values.

C# Automatic Property Default Value Extension Methods

by Richard Deeming

For .NET 4.0:using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.ComponentModel;using System.Reflection;using System.Linq.Expressions;static class AutomaticPropertyExtensions{ private static class Cache where T : class { public static readonly...

C# Convert DataTable to List of Objects Dynamically

by saddam abu ghaida

This article describes how to convert any Data Table to List of Objects at runtime using Reflection

C# Initialize Class with Instance of Its Base

by Bjørn

How to automatically initialize a class for an inherited class instance

Calculating Optimistic Memory Footprint of Managed Object

by PFalkowski

The way of calculating amount of memory occupied by some object in C#.NET

Clear All Events Listeners of an Instance or Static Event

by benji_dv

How to clear all events is quite simple. It needs a finger of reflection...

Collect values for all instance fields of a given type

by Pavel Kabir

This tip is about how to get collect the values for all instance fields of a given type.

Comparing Two Complex or primitive objects of same class (Alternative)

by #realJSOP

This is an alternative for "Compareing Two Complex objects of same class"

Compiling C# Code at Runtime

by Lumír Kojecký

This tip shows how to compile and use C# code during runtime and its impact on speed.

Complete Assembly Reference in C#.NET

by rvjagadheesh

A complete assembly reference tool for .NET which will display details on all methods, properties, enum for all classes in all namespaces

Custom String FormatWith using Reflection

by Sumit Chawla

Custom String FormatWith using Reflection

by Matt T Heffron

This is an alternative for "Custom String FormatWith using Reflection"

Custom String to ValueType Converter

by Kishor Deshpande

Methods which facilitate the conversion from string to value type

DTO from Entity Framework Class

by Jaume González

To inherit an Entity Framework class, to extend it, bind to data and unmap it from DBContext.

Dynamic Load and Execution of Workflow Activities in C#

by Jaume González

Solution using reflection to dynamically load and execute C# code in a workflow context

Entity Framework: Separate Entity Class Mapping using Fluent API

by MdAsifBd

Separate entity class mapping using Fluent API

Extensions and Reflections and Generics oh my!

by DotNetSteve

Creating an extension class for View Models to save public properties using Generics and Delegates, replacing a reflection implementation

Finding Missing Unit Tests from Builds and Test Runs

by Metaphysico

Find Unit Tests that do not show up in test results.

Generating constructors at compile time

by PIEBALDconsult

This is an alternative for "C# Convert DataTable to List of Objects Dynamically"

Generic DropDown Control Using LINQ to SQL and Entities using Reflection

by murtaza dhari

A generic dropdown control using LINQ to SQL and Entities using Reflection

Get all Assembly Information

by Henning Dieterichs

This tip shows how to get quickly all Information of an Assembly

Get an object instance given just a name

by jolsen

How to get a reference to a class member when all you have is its name and type.

Get Calling Assembly from StackTrace

by JIANGWilliam

This article introduces a handy way to get the calling Testing Assembly from a called Assembly

Get Nested Property value using reflection and Linq.Expression

by Massimiliano Peluso "WeDev Limited"

Get Nested Property value using reflection and Linq.Expression

by cechode

Saw this a while back; it's simpler (dirty and wrong but... ):public static T Get(Func getDelegate, bool DefaultTOnNull = false, T defaultVal = null) where T : class{ T result = null; try { result = getDelegate(); } catch...

Get rid of Parcelable Implemention

by farhad2161

In this article we will implement a general Parcelable class and name it ParcelableEntity. Then all other entity class can extend it, then they will be parcelable too. So there is no need to implement Parcelable class for other classes.

How to delete 64 bit Registry keys/values (.NET 3.5)

by Sunil P V

How to access a 64bit registry key from 32bit built application in .NET 3.5 and lower

How to Get a Collection Element Type Using Reflection in C#

by honey the codewitch

This tip shows you a robust way to get the type of items a collection can hold. It works with non-generic collections too.

Implement Tasks for Executing on Application-Start from Other Modules and Layers: C# .NET

by Farhad Taghavi Azar Sharabiani

This code makes a mechanism to implement some tasks for executing on Application-Start from anywhere.

Implementing Dynamic Menus with C# and Reflection

by oppassum

Basic article to describe how to use Reflection for dynamically loading commands/etc

INotifyPropertyChanged Revisited with .NET Framework 4.5

by Shweta Lodha

INotifyPropertyChanged revisited with .NET Framework 4.5

Invoking a Generic Method With Parameters using Reflection

by Ilka Guigova

Sample use of generics and type retrieval

Mapping Properties to String Keys

by Yuriy Magurdumov

PropertyMapper allows mapping object properties to string keys and accessing property values based on those string keys

Model Binder for ASP.NET Web Forms

by Handy Torres

Model Binder for ASP.NET Web Forms

Object Relational Mapping via Reflection

by Simon Bridge

Illustrates how to quickly and dynamically populate an object from a data-row

Object Relational Mapping via Reflection

by Kelqualyn

Same thing 10-100 times faster.Additionally, IndexMap can be built only once per DataTable.using System;using System.Collections.Generic;using System.Data;using System.Linq;using System.Linq.Expressions;using System.Reflection;namespace ReflectiveReader{ public static...

Quick, Simple and Elegant way to convert C# data model to CSV

by rohitsies

CSV file generator using simplistic approach

Reflection: Subtle Difference between Moq Vs. RhinoMocks

by Moe Farag

While writing tests for methods that use .NET Reflection, I found out that Rhino doesn't expose stubbed method for reflected invocation.

ResourceUtility: A Small Class for Dealing with Resources

by honey the codewitch

Solve some common resource complications in .NET with this simple utility class

Simple Model/Entity Mapper in C#

by DiponRoy

Let’s see how to make a simple model or Entity mapper using reflections in C#

Simple Model/Entity Mapper in C#

by ThiagoTane

This is an alternative for "Simple Model/Entity Mapper in C#"

Sorting List using DataTable vs. Linq vs. Tuple

by Bhis

Various ways to sort list and compare results

To tell if an assembly is compiled in debug or release mode in c#

by Huisheng Chen

Using reflection to dynamically verify if an assembly is in debug or release compilation

Use a Local API to Protect Global Methods in a Distributed Environment

by discompsys

An easy way to allow local objects with direct access to invoke methods on a class, but prevent them from being part of the public API, for remote invocation.

Using PostSharp to cache methods

by austinbox

WinForm DataGridView Loading from objectcollection

by mohanaitec

WinForm DataGridView loading from ObjectCollection.