using System;

using System.Reflection;

using System.Collections.Generic;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        RD rd = new RD();

        DTO dto = new DTO { EngId = 1 };

        SetDtoFields(dto, rd.EngDetailBitsList(dto.EngId));

        SetDtoFields(dto, rd.EngDetailDateTimesList(dto.EngId));

        SetDtoFields(dto, rd.EngDetailVarCharsList(dto.EngId));

        SetDtoFields(dto, rd.EngDetailVarCharMaxesList(dto.EngId));

        Dump(dto);

    }

    static void SetDtoFields<T>(object targetDto, IEnumerable<T> fields)

    {

        Type fieldType = typeof(T);

        var fieldNameProp = fieldType.GetProperty("ShortDescript");

        if (fieldNameProp == null || !fieldNameProp.CanRead) 

            return;

        var dataValProp = fieldType.GetProperty("DataValue");

        if (dataValProp == null || !dataValProp.CanRead) 

            return;

        Type targetType = targetDto.GetType();

        foreach (T field in fields)

        {

            var propToSet = targetType.GetProperty((string)fieldNameProp.GetValue(field),

                                                   BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.IgnoreCase );

            if (propToSet != null && propToSet.CanWrite &&

                propToSet.PropertyType.IsAssignableFrom(dataValProp.PropertyType))

            {

                propToSet.SetValue(targetDto, dataValProp.GetValue(field));

            }

        }

    }

    static void Dump(object obj)

    {

        foreach (PropertyInfo prop in obj.GetType().GetProperties())

        {

            Console.WriteLine(prop.Name + ": " + prop.GetValue(obj));

        }

    }

}

​

class DTO

{

    public int EngId { get; set; }

    public string Name { get; set; }

    public DateTime Birthdate { get; set; }

    public DateTime MarriedDate { get; set; }

    public int HeightInInches { get; set; }

    public bool LikesSpicyFood { get; set; }

    public bool FriesWithThat { get; set; }

    public string FavoriteColor { get; set; }

    public int ShoeSize { get; set; }

}

​

class BoolField

{

    public string ShortDescript { get; set; }

    public bool DataValue { get; set; }

}

​

class DateTimeField 

{

    public string ShortDescript { get; set; }

    public DateTime DataValue { get; set; }

}

​

class StringField

{

    public string ShortDescript { get; set; }

    public string DataValue { get; set; }

}

​

class IntField

{

    public string ShortDescript { get; set; }

    public int DataValue { get; set; }

}

​

class RD

{

    public List<BoolField> EngDetailBitsList(int id)

    {

        return new List<BoolField>

        {

            new BoolField { ShortDescript = "LikesSpicyFood" , DataValue = false },

                new BoolField { ShortDescript = "FriesWithThat" , DataValue = true },

        };

    }

    public List<DateTimeField> EngDetailDateTimesList(int id)

    {

        return new List<DateTimeField>

        {

            new DateTimeField { ShortDescript = "Birthdate" , DataValue = new DateTime(1969, 4, 15) },

                new DateTimeField { ShortDescript = "MarriedDate" , DataValue = new DateTime(1995, 6, 21) },

        };

    }

    public List<StringField> EngDetailVarCharsList(int id)

    {

        return new List<StringField>

        {

            new StringField { ShortDescript = "Name" , DataValue = "Joe Schmoe" },

                new StringField { ShortDescript = "FavoriteColor" , DataValue = "Purple" },

        };

    }

    public List<IntField> EngDetailVarCharMaxesList(int id)

    {

        return new List<IntField>

        {

            new IntField { ShortDescript = "HeightInInches" , DataValue = 70 },

                new IntField { ShortDescript = "ShoeSize" , DataValue = 12 },

        };

    }

}

​