MapFrom<Tderived, Tbase>

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        /// <summary>
        ///     Maps the values of the public properties of the specified base object to the specified derived object's properties.
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="Tderived">The Type of the derived class.</typeparam>
        /// <typeparam name="Tbase">The Type of the base class.</typeparam>
        /// <param name="derivedObject">The instance of the derived class into which values are to be mapped.</param>
        /// <param name="baseObject">The instance of the base class from whihc values are to be copied.</param>
        public static void MapFrom<Tderived, Tbase>(this Tderived derivedObject, Tbase baseObject)
            where Tderived : Tbase
        {
            PropertyInfo[] properties = typeof(Tbase).GetProperties(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public);

            foreach (PropertyInfo property in properties)
            {
                typeof(Tderived).GetProperty(property.Name).SetValue(derivedObject, property.GetValue(baseObject));
            }
        }