C# pull appart property chain in expression
public static class PropertyPath<TSource>
{
public static IReadOnlyList<MemberInfo> Get<TResult>(Expression<Func<TSource, TResult>> expression)
{
var visitor = new PropertyVisitor();
visitor.Visit(expression.Body);
visitor.Path.Reverse();
return visitor.Path;
}
private class PropertyVisitor : ExpressionVisitor
{
internal readonly List<MemberInfo> Path = new List<MemberInfo>();
protected override Expression VisitMember(MemberExpression node)
{
if (!(node.Member is PropertyInfo))
{
throw new ArgumentException("The path can only contain properties", nameof(node));
}
this.Path.Add(node.Member);
return base.VisitMember(node);
}
}
}