From c431fc3dd6594d16d51a8368813bf746c1c46301 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rlkollman <rlkollman@kollman.net>
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2022 14:50:46 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add 'Extensions.cs'

---
 Extensions.cs | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Extensions.cs

diff --git a/Extensions.cs b/Extensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb8f3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Extensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+public static t Parse<t>(this object obj) {
+    var r = typeof(t).GetConstructor(new System.Type[] { }).Invoke(new object[] { });
+    PropertyInfo inf = null;
+    try {
+        foreach (PropertyInfo i in r.GetType().GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance)) {
+            inf = i;
+            try {
+                PropertyInfo inf2 = obj.GetType().GetProperty(inf.Name);
+                if (inf2 != null) {
+                    inf.SetValue(r, inf2.GetValue(obj));
+                }
+            } catch (Exception ex) { Log.Error(ex, $"Object.Parse.GetValue[{inf.Name}] failed"); }
+        }
+    } catch (Exception ex) {
+        Log.Error(ex, $"Unable to PopulateControls with Object [Type={obj.GetType().ToString()}, PropertyInfo.Name={inf.Name}]");
+    }
+    return (t)r;
+}
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