#programming; asp.net

usually, when we want to map 2 objects with same properties, we set a.key1 = b.key2 , a.key2 = b.key2 , so on....

there's a class in .NET that makes this easier ... System.Reflection

so in your C# class, put a  using System.Reflection

then do something like below in your method. Mine is a sample where I am updating a class name SiteFeatures. Parameter is also of the same class, and I also have the id.

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public bool Edit(SiteFeature aSiteFeature, int id)         {             try             {                 SiteFeature item = context.SiteFeatures.Where(b => b.SiteFeatureID == id).SingleOrDefault();                 if (item != null)                 {                     // Iterate the Properties of the destination instance and                     // populate them from their source counterparts                     PropertyInfo[] destinationProperties = item.GetType().GetProperties();                     foreach (PropertyInfo destinationPI in destinationProperties)                     {                         //dont include index PK                         if (destinationPI.Name == "SiteID") continue;                         PropertyInfo sourcePI = aSiteFeature.GetType().GetProperty(destinationPI.Name);                         destinationPI.SetValue(item, sourcePI.GetValue(aSiteFeature, null), null);                     }                     context.SaveChanges();                 }                 return true;             }             catch (Exception ex)             {                 return false;             }         }

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