String extension method for class-based token replacement on strings, using reflection on class properties

TemplifyExtensions

public static string TemplifyWith<T>(this string templatedString, T obj, string tokenFormat = "[{0}]")
{
	var result = templatedString;

	var type = typeof(T);

	foreach (var propertyInfo in type.GetProperties())
	{
		var token = string.Format(tokenFormat, propertyInfo.Name);

		var propType = propertyInfo.PropertyType;
		if (propType.IsValueType || propType == typeof(string))
		{
			try
			{
				var value = propertyInfo.GetValue(obj, null);
				if (value != null)
					result = result.Replace(token, value.ToString());
			}
			catch (Exception) { /* Do nothing */ }
		}
	}
	return result;
}

class Cat
{
public string Name { get; set; }
}
var cat = new Cat { Name = "Kitty" };
var message = "Hello [Name]!".TemplifyWith(cat);