convert list of (string) fields to a linq to sql statement

gistfile1.cs

Func<Tin, Tout> CreateSelectStatement<Tin, Tout>(string fields)
{
	var xParameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(Tout), "o");
	var xNew = Expression.New(typeof(Tout));
	var bindings = fields.Split(new[] { "," }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).Select(o => o.Trim()).Select(o =>
	{
		var mi = typeof(Tout).GetProperty(o);
		var xOriginal = Expression.Property(xParameter, mi);
		return Expression.Bind(mi, xOriginal);
	});
	var xInit = Expression.MemberInit(xNew, bindings);
	var lambda = Expression.Lambda<Func<Tin, Tout>>(xInit, xParameter);
	return lambda.Compile();
}