How to use C# Reflection to set properties and fields with generic code? -

my code wants iterate dictionary contains both fieldinfo , propertyinfo of type, , use map values 1 object another. example:

   public static void mapfieldsandproperties(object source, object target)     {         dictionary<string, memberinfo> target_properties = classutils.getpropertiesandfields(target);         dictionary<string, memberinfo> source_properties = classutils.getmatchingpropertiesandfields(target_properties.keys, source);          foreach (var entry in source_properties)         {             var sourceproperty = entry.value;             var targetproperty = target_properties[entry.key];             // now, match datatypes directly             if (datatypesmatch(source, target))             {                 var sourcevalue = sourceproperty.getvalue(source);                 try                 {                     targetproperty.setvalue(target, sourcevalue);                 }                 catch (targetexception e)                 {                     log.errorformat("unable set value {0} property={1}, ex={2}", sourcevalue, targetproperty, e);                 }             }         }     } 

the problems above are: 1) datatypesmatch() function requires 2 different method signatures 1 fieldinfo , 1 propertyinfo (and check type of each , cast appropriately dispatch correct function). because check field data type uses fieldinfo.fieldtype while data type property uses propertyinfo.propertytype.

2) though both fieldinfo , propertyinfo have setvalue , getvalue methods, not derive common parent class, again requires cast. (maybe dynamic take care of problem?)

is there solution allows treating these 2 types of memberinfo objects generically check datatype , get/setvalue?

why not modify method take 2 arguments of type type, , pass fieldinfo.fieldtype , propertyinfo.propertytype accordingly?