Class FieldAccessor<T, U>

A type containing utilities for accessing non-public fields of objects.

Inheritance
Object
FieldAccessor<T, U>
Inherited Members
Namespace: IPA.Utilities
Assembly: IPA.Loader.dll
Syntax
public static class FieldAccessor<T, U>
Type Parameters
Name Description
T

the type that the fields are on
U

the type of the field to access

Methods

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Access(ref T, String)

Accesses a field for an object by name.

Declaration
public static ref U Access(ref T obj, string name)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T obj

the object to access the field of
String name

the name of the field to access
Returns
Type Description
U

a reference to the object at the field
Exceptions
Type Condition
MissingFieldException

if the field does not exist on T
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Get(T, String)

Gets the value of a field of an object by name.

Declaration
public static U Get(T obj, string name)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T obj

the object to access the field of
String name

the name of the field to access
Returns
Type Description
U

the value of the field
Exceptions
Type Condition
MissingFieldException

if the field does not exist on T
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Get(ref T, String)

Gets the value of a field of an object by name.

Declaration
public static U Get(ref T obj, string name)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T obj

the object to access the field of
String name

the name of the field to access
Returns
Type Description
U

the value of the field
Remarks

The only good reason to use this over Get(T, String) is when you are working with a value type, as it prevents a copy.

Exceptions
Type Condition
MissingFieldException

if the field does not exist on T
See Also
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GetAccessor(String)

Gets an FieldAccessor<T, U>.Accessor for the field named name on T.

Declaration
public static FieldAccessor<T, U>.Accessor GetAccessor(string name)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String name

the field name
Returns
Type Description
FieldAccessor.Accessor<>

an accessor for the field
Exceptions
Type Condition
MissingFieldException

if the field does not exist on T
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Set(T, String, U)

Sets the value of a field for an object by name.

Declaration
public static void Set(T obj, string name, U value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T obj

the object to set the field of
String name

the name of the field
U value

the value to set it to
Remarks

This overload cannot be safely used for value types. Use Set(ref T, String, U) instead.

Exceptions
Type Condition
MissingFieldException

if the field does not exist on T
See Also
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Set(ref T, String, U)

Sets the value of a field for an object by name.

Declaration
public static void Set(ref T obj, string name, U value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
T obj

the object to set the field of
String name

the name of the field
U value

the value to set it to
Remarks

This overload must be used for value types.

Exceptions
Type Condition
MissingFieldException

if the field does not exist on T
See Also

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