Hi bonnie,

>

>public bool PemStatus(object o, string name, string PEM)
>{
>	switch (PEM.ToUpper())
>	{
>		case "P" :
>			System.Reflection.PropertyInfo pi = o.GetType().GetProperty(name);
>			if (pi == null)
>				return false;
>			else
>				return true;
>		case "E" :
>			System.Reflection.EventInfo ei = o.GetType().GetEvent(name);
>			if (ei == null)
>				return false;
>			else
>				return true;
>		case "M" :
>			System.Reflection.MethodInfo mi = o.GetType().GetMethod(name);
>			if (mi == null)
>				return false;
>			else
>				return true;
>		default :
>			return false;
>	}
>}
>

>And the code to call it:
>

>if (this.PemStatus(oObject, "SetFilter", "M"))
>{
>	// You didn't say if this method call required any parameters, but if it does,
>	// they need to be passed in as an array of objects.
>	object[] parms = new object[1];
>	parms[0] = "MyParm";
>	MyFilter = (string)oObject.GetType().GetMethod("SetFilter").Invoke(oObject, parms);
>}
>

>I still like interfaces better!!! <g>

Well though the above does not look real pretty, from an architectual view I like this better. Writing such functionality now is independed from the implementation of the classes, hence my favour the above.

Anyways, thanks for the solution above.

Walter