mixtape/Finch/Extensions/ExpressionExtensions.cs

using System.Linq.Expressions;
using System.Text;

namespace Finch.Extensions;

public static class ExpressionExtensions
{
  internal static string GetPropertyPath(this Expression expr, out MemberExpression member)
  {
    StringBuilder path = new();
    MemberExpression memberExpression = GetMemberExpression(expr);
    do
    {
      member = memberExpression;

      if (path.Length > 0)
      {
        path.Insert(0, ".");
      }
      path.Insert(0, memberExpression.Member.Name);
      memberExpression = GetMemberExpression(memberExpression.Expression);
    }
    while (memberExpression != null);

    return path.ToString();
  }

  internal static MemberExpression GetMemberExpression(this Expression expression)
  {
    if (expression is MemberExpression)
    {
      return (MemberExpression)expression;
    }
    else if (expression is LambdaExpression)
    {
      var lambdaExpression = expression as LambdaExpression;
      if (lambdaExpression.Body is MemberExpression)
      {
        return (MemberExpression)lambdaExpression.Body;
      }
      else if (lambdaExpression.Body is UnaryExpression)
      {
        return ((MemberExpression)((UnaryExpression)lambdaExpression.Body).Operand);
      }
    }
    return null;
  }
}