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[GetAllInstances] Gets a list of the specified type's values from an object.
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public static List<T> GetAllInstances<T>(object value) where T : class | |
{ | |
var exploredObjects = new HashSet<object>(); | |
var found = new List<T>(); | |
FindAllInstances(value, exploredObjects, found); | |
return found; | |
} | |
private static void FindAllInstances<T>(object value, ISet<object> exploredObjects, ICollection<T> found) | |
where T : class | |
{ | |
if (value == null) return; | |
if (exploredObjects.Contains(value)) return; | |
exploredObjects.Add(value); | |
if (value is IEnumerable enumerable) | |
{ | |
foreach (var item in enumerable) | |
{ | |
FindAllInstances(item, exploredObjects, found); | |
} | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
if (value is T possibleMatch) | |
{ | |
found.Add(possibleMatch); | |
} | |
var type = value.GetType(); | |
var properties = type.GetProperties( | |
// BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.GetProperty | |
); | |
foreach (var property in properties) | |
{ | |
var propertyValue = property.GetValue(value, null); | |
FindAllInstances(propertyValue, exploredObjects, found); | |
} | |
} | |
} |
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