Get properties in order of declaration using reflection

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On .net 4.5 (and even .net 4.0 in vs2012) you can do much better with reflection using clever trick with [CallerLineNumber] attribute, letting compiler insert order into your properties for you:

[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property, Inherited = false, AllowMultiple = false)]
public sealed class OrderAttribute : Attribute
{
    private readonly int order_;
    public OrderAttribute([CallerLineNumber]int order = 0)
    {
        order_ = order;
    }

    public int Order { get { return order_; } }
}


public class Test
{
    //This sets order_ field to current line number
    [Order]
    public int Property2 { get; set; }

    //This sets order_ field to current line number
    [Order]
    public int Property1 { get; set; }
}

And then use reflection:

var properties = from property in typeof(Test).GetProperties()
                 where Attribute.IsDefined(property, typeof(OrderAttribute))
                 orderby ((OrderAttribute)property
                           .GetCustomAttributes(typeof(OrderAttribute), false)
                           .Single()).Order
                 select property;

foreach (var property in properties)
{
   //
}

If you have to deal with partial classes, you can additionaly sort the properties using [CallerFilePath].

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