Assert Helper Functions e.g. Test Object fields

AssertHelper.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;

//http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23530982/c-sharp-asserting-two-objects-are-equal-in-unit-tests
namespace Tests.Helpers
{
    public class AssertHelper
    {
        public static void HasEqualFieldValues<T>(T expected, T actual)
        {
            var failures = new List<string>();
            var fields = typeof(T).GetFields(System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Public | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance);
            foreach (var field in fields)
            {
                var v1 = field.GetValue(expected);
                var v2 = field.GetValue(actual);
                if (v1 == null && v2 == null) continue;
                if (!v1.Equals(v2)) failures.Add($"{field.Name}: Expected:<{v1}> Actual:<{v2}>");
            }
            if (failures.Count > 0)
                Assert.Fail("AssertHelper.HasEqualFieldValues failed. " + Environment.NewLine + string.Join(Environment.NewLine, failures));
        }
    }
}

AssertHelperTests.cs

[TestClass]
public class AssertHelperTests
{
    [TestMethod]     
    [ExpectedException(typeof(AssertFailedException))]           
    public void ShouldFailForDifferentClasses()
    {            
        var actual = new NewPaymentEntry() { acct = "1" };
        var expected = new NewPaymentEntry() { acct = "2" };
        AssertHelper.HasEqualFieldValues(expected, actual);
    }
}

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