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C# helper method to dig through an object recursively via string
private readonly BindingFlags flags = BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic;
private object GetPropertyRecursive(string property, object obj)
{
var splitted = property.Split('.');
var value = obj.GetType().GetProperty(splitted[0], flags).GetValue(obj);
if (value == null)
{
return null;
}
if (splitted.Length == 1)
{
return value;
}
return GetPropertyRecursive(string.Join(".", splitted.Skip(1)), value);
}
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