ObjectMapper

gistfile1.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Reflection;

namespace MVVM_Async.Helpers
{
    public static class ObjectMapper
    {
        public static T MapObjectToType<T>(object fromObject) { 
            var output = Activator.CreateInstance<T>();
            Type outputType = typeof(T);
            List<PropertyInfo> fromProperties = fromObject.GetType().GetProperties().ToList<PropertyInfo>();
            List<PropertyInfo> toProperties = outputType.GetProperties().ToList<PropertyInfo>();

            var matchingProperties = from f in fromProperties
                                     join t in toProperties
                                         on f.Name equals t.Name
                                     select new { Name = f.Name, Value = f.GetValue(fromObject, null) };

            foreach (var match in matchingProperties) {
                outputType.GetProperty(match.Name).SetValue(output, match.Value, null);
            }

            return output;
        }
    }
}