c# - How can I create instance of a type and set member values by name? -

i read xml list of commands, each command one

<read id="3" locationid="21"/> 

or

<transform transformid="45" source="string"/> 

and in xml deserializer i'm @ point i'm setting command objects , getting them ready execution.

type ctype = assembly.getexecutingassembly().gettype("processing." + command.name.tostring()); icommand commandobject = activator.createinstance(ctype); 

when use activator.createinstance, there way assign members called 'id' , 'locationid' values 3 , 21? don't know in advance icommand on , each icommand has different members (except share 1 method)

like maybe (pseudocode)

commandobject = activator.createinstance(ctype); foreach( xmlattribute attribute in element){     commandobject <- setclassmember(attribute.name, attribute.value) } 

dynamic variable types resolved in runtime already, if know commands contain id , locationid properties can like:

dynamic commandobject = activator.createinstance(ctype); commandobject.id = 3; commandobject.locationid = 21; 

otherwise have use reflection check if exists first:

propertyinfo prop = commandobject.gettype().getproperty("id"); if(null != prop && prop.canwrite) {     prop.setvalue(commandobject, 3, null); }