Listing 1: Employee.cs
using System;
namespace CompilerGeneratedProps
{
public class Employee : Person
{
//Fields
protected string Title;
}
}Listing 2: Person.cs
using System;
namespace CompilerGeneratedProps
{
public class Person
{
//Fields
protected string _LastName; //Declared protected for extensibility.
//Properties
public string FirstName { get; set; } //Auto-implemented property.
public string LastName
{
get
{
return this._LastName;
}
set
{
this._LastName = value;
}
}
}
}Listing 3: Program.cs
using System;
using System.Reflection;
namespace CompilerGeneratedProps
{
public class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine("Fields seen in an instance of Person");
Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------------------");
Person objPerson = new Person();
foreach (FieldInfo fi in
objPerson.GetType().GetFields(BindingFlags.Instance |
BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public))
{
Console.WriteLine(fi.Name);
}
Console.WriteLine("\n\n\n\nFields seen in an instance of Employee");
Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------------------");
Employee objEmployee = new Employee();
foreach (FieldInfo fi in
objEmployee.GetType().GetFields(BindingFlags.Instance |
BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Public))
{
Console.WriteLine(fi.Name);
}
Console.Read();
}
}
}Output
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Conclusion
If auto-implemented properties are used in a parent class,
using reflection to collect fields of a derived class won't get the fields
corresponding to the aforementioned properties. It's better in this case to code
properties the classical way.
