How to create a common function accepting different parameter type

Question

Consider the below code:

var list = new SomeServiceType
{
    Url = "htp://www.test.com/",
    Credentials = new NetworkCredential(UserName, Password)
};

This code has been repeated many say as 10 times. So, I decided to use a common function that accepting this above code when passing different type.

I need to get the Url and Credentials as the response from newly created function.

For reference, SomeServiceType is ServiceNowType, UserName and Password are type String.

I tried with

public List<object>(....strucked here...)
{
  ...
  return ...//again strucked here....(neeed to return url and credentials)..
}

url is of type string and NetworkCredential is of c# class

And return type may be SomeServiceType or ServiceNowType both? — Muhammad Ashikuzzaman, May 30 '16 at 09:55
Return type `SomeServiceType` has the fields `Url` and `Credentials`. We will pass this list for further process. — Earth, May 30 '16 at 09:59
If you need only one return type then the answer have been posted by @Bharat and #Sinatr . And if you need more than one (dynamic) return type from the same function then I am answering. — Muhammad Ashikuzzaman, May 30 '16 at 10:02
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](http://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/113305/discussion-between-868k-and-stackoverflow). — Muhammad Ashikuzzaman, May 30 '16 at 10:12

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 30 '16 at 10:32

You can use reflection and activator to create method, as below

 public T MyMethod<T>(string url, string userName, string userPassword) {
       var myService = Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T));
      System.Reflection.PropertyInfo URL = myService.GetType().GetProperty("Url");
      System.Reflection.PropertyInfo NetworkCred = myService.GetType().GetProperty("Credentials");
      URL.SetValue(myService, url, null);
      NetworkCred.SetValue(myService, new System.Net.NetworkCredential(userName, userPassword), null);
      return (T)myService;
   }

Call As

var list =  MyMethod<SomeServiceType>(url,userName,userPassword);

Exactly what I needed. Thanks, Great Solution. – Earth May 30 '16 at 10:41 — Earth, May 30 '16 at 10:41

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 30 '16 at 09:52

0

you can do like these in asp.net.

        public static List<SomeServiceType> MyFunction(string url, string UserName, string Password)
        {
            List<SomeServiceType> list = new List<SomeServiceType>();
            if (url != null && UserName != null && Password != null)
            {
                list = new SomeServiceType()
                {
                    Url = "htp://www.test.com/",
                    Credentials = new NetworkCredential(UserName, Password)
                };
            }
            return list;
        }

answered May 30 '16 at 09:52

Bharat

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This Can't give the solution. – Earth May 30 '16 at 10:42
hi @StackOverflow, i just give you an example of how to get your desired output, as i don't have your proper data, i can't give you exact code. – Bharat May 30 '16 at 11:40

How to create a common function accepting different parameter type

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