Using anonymous types to set test data.

ReflectingAnonymousTypes

[TestFixture, Explicit]
    public class ReflectingAnonymousTypes
    {
        [Test]
        public void DoesItWork()
        {
            StudentVisa student = Build.AStudentVisa();
            var props = new {FirstName = "Keith", NationalityISO = "arj"};

            SetProperties(student,props);

            Assert.That(student.FirstName, Is.EqualTo(props.FirstName));
            Assert.That(student.NationalityISO, Is.EqualTo(props.NationalityISO));
        }

        private void SetProperties(StudentVisa s, object parameters)
        {
            if (parameters == null) return;

            var query = from v in s.GetType().GetProperties()
                        from p in parameters.GetType().GetProperties()
                        where p.Name == v.Name
                        select new {PropsToSet = v, Value = p.GetValue(parameters, null)};

            foreach (var item in query)
            {
                item.PropsToSet.SetValue(s,item.Value, null);

            }



        }
    }