System.Xml.Serialization.CodeGenerator.GetPropertyMethodFromBaseType C# (CSharp) Method

        private static MethodInfo GetPropertyMethodFromBaseType(PropertyInfo propertyInfo, bool isGetter)
        {
            // we only invoke this when the propertyInfo does not have a GET or SET method on it

            Type currentType = propertyInfo.DeclaringType.GetTypeInfo().BaseType;
            PropertyInfo currentProperty;
            string propertyName = propertyInfo.Name;
            MethodInfo result = null;

            while (currentType != null)
            {
                currentProperty = currentType.GetProperty(propertyName);

                if (currentProperty != null)
                {
                    if (isGetter)
                    {
                        result = currentProperty.GetMethod;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        result = currentProperty.SetMethod;
                    }

                    if (result != null)
                    {
                        // we found the GetMethod/SetMethod on the type closest to the current declaring type
                        break;
                    }
                }

                // keep looking at the base type like compiler does
                currentType = currentType.GetTypeInfo().BaseType;
            }

            return result;
        }