Returns a System.String representation of the value object

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#region License and Copyright
/*
 * Dotnet Commons Reflection
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
 * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by 
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or 
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
 * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY 
 * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License 
 * for more details. 
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License 
 * along with this library; if not, write to the 
 * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 
 * 59 Temple Place, 
 * Suite 330, 
 * Boston, 
 * MA 02111-1307 
 * USA 
 * 
 */

#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;
using System.Text;

namespace Dotnet.Commons.Reflection
{
  /// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  /// <summary>  
  /// This utility class contains a rich sets of utility methods that perform operations 
  /// on objects during runtime such as copying of property and field values
  /// between 2 objects, deep cloning of objects, etc.  
  /// </summary>
  /// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  public abstract class ObjectUtils
  {



    /// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /// <summary>
    /// Returns a <see cref="System.String"/> representation of the value object
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="valueObject"></param>
    /// <returns>string that represents the <see cref="System.Object"/></returns>
    /// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    public static string ToString(object valueObject) 
    {
      StringBuilder buffy = new StringBuilder();

      buffy.Append("[");
      buffy.Append(valueObject.GetType().FullName);
      buffy.Append("]
");

      // null objects cannot be reflected
      if(valueObject == null) 
      {
        buffy.Append(" is null.");
        return buffy.ToString();
      }

      foreach(PropertyInfo objProperty in valueObject.GetType().GetProperties())
      {
        string propName;

        propName = objProperty.Name+"=";
        buffy.Append(propName);

        if (objProperty != null) 
        {
          object   propValue = valueObject.GetType().InvokeMember(objProperty.Name,
            BindingFlags.GetProperty,
            null,
            valueObject,
            null);

          if (propValue != null)
            buffy.Append(propValue.ToString()+"
");
          else
            buffy.Append("<null>
");
        }
        else                  
          buffy.Append("<null>
");        
      }

      foreach(FieldInfo objField in valueObject.GetType().GetFields())
      {
        string fieldName;

        fieldName = objField.Name +"=";
        buffy.Append(fieldName);

        if (objField != null) 
        {
          object fieldValue = valueObject.GetType().InvokeMember(objField.Name,
            BindingFlags.GetField,                                    
            null,
            valueObject,
            null);

          buffy.Append(fieldValue.ToString()+"
");
        }
        else                  
          buffy.Append("<null>
");
        
      }
      // ----------- End ---------      
      return buffy.ToString();
    }
    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------



  }
}

   
     


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