Changes

You can get the value directly:

You can get the value directly:

<source lang="c#">

<syntaxhighlight lang="c#">

// get value of instance field

// get value of instance field

bool wasPet = this.Helper.Reflection.GetField<bool>(pet, "wasPetToday").GetValue();

bool wasPet = this.Helper.Reflection.GetField<bool>(pet, "wasPetToday").GetValue();

</source>

</syntaxhighlight>

Or you can keep a reference to the reflection data, and change the value separately:

Or you can keep a reference to the reflection data, and change the value separately:

<source lang="c#">

<syntaxhighlight lang="c#">

// set value of static field

// set value of static field

IReflectedField<int> soundTimer = this.Helper.Reflection.GetField<int>(typeof(Junimo), "soundTimer");

IReflectedField<int> soundTimer = this.Helper.Reflection.GetField<int>(typeof(Junimo), "soundTimer");

soundTimer.SetValue(100);

soundTimer.SetValue(100);

</source>

</syntaxhighlight>

If you need to access the field/property repeatedly, keeping the reflection object will improve performance.

If you need to access the field/property repeatedly, keeping the reflection object will improve performance.

For example, this calls the private <tt>TV.getFortuneForecast</tt> method and stores the value it returns:

For example, this calls the private <tt>TV.getFortuneForecast</tt> method and stores the value it returns:

<source lang="c#">

<syntaxhighlight lang="c#">

string forecast = this.Helper.Reflection

string forecast = this.Helper.Reflection

   .GetMethod(new TV(), "getFortuneForecast")

   .GetMethod(new TV(), "getFortuneForecast")

   .Invoke<string>();

   .Invoke<string>();

</source>

</syntaxhighlight>

If the method expects arguments, you can just add those to the <tt>Invoke</tt> method:

If the method expects arguments, you can just add those to the <tt>Invoke</tt> method:

<source lang="c#">

<syntaxhighlight lang="c#">

Vector2 spawnTile = new Vector2(25, 25);

Vector2 spawnTile = new Vector2(25, 25);

this.helper.Reflection

this.helper.Reflection

   .GetMethod(Game1.getFarm(), "doSpawnCrow")

   .GetMethod(Game1.getFarm(), "doSpawnCrow")

   .Invoke(spawnTile);

   .Invoke(spawnTile);

</source>

</syntaxhighlight>

==Advanced reflection==

==Advanced reflection==

If you need to do more, you can access the underlying C# reflection types:

If you need to do more, you can access the underlying C# reflection types:

<source lang="c#">

<syntaxhighlight lang="c#">

FieldInfo field = this.Helper.Reflection.GetField<string>(…).FieldInfo;

FieldInfo field = this.Helper.Reflection.GetField<string>(…).FieldInfo;

MethodInfo method = this.Helper.Reflection.GetMethod(…).MethodInfo;

MethodInfo method = this.Helper.Reflection.GetMethod(…).MethodInfo;

</source>

</syntaxhighlight>

Or even use [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/concepts/reflection C# reflection] directly. Note that SMAPI adds caching and optimisations which you'll need to handle yourself if you do this.

Or even use [https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/programming-guide/concepts/reflection C# reflection] directly. Note that SMAPI adds caching and optimisations which you'll need to handle yourself if you do this.