TypeExtentions

using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Linq;

namespace System
{
    public static class TypeExtentions
    {
        public static string[] GetPropertyNames(this object obj)
        {
            return GetPropertyNames(obj.GetType());
        }

        public static string[] GetPropertyNames(this Type t)
        {
            return TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(t)
                .OfType<PropertyDescriptor>()
                .Select(p => p.Name)
                .ToArray();
        }

        public static Dictionary<string, object> GetPropertyValues(this object obj)
        {
            var dictionary = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(obj)
              .OfType<PropertyDescriptor>()
              .ToDictionary(p => p.Name, p => p.GetValue(obj));
            return dictionary;
        }
    }
}