public static Dictionary DictionaryFromType(object atype)
{
    if (atype == null) return new Dictionary();
    Type t = atype.GetType();
    PropertyInfo[] props = t.GetProperties();
    Dictionary dict = new Dictionary();
    foreach (PropertyInfo prp in props)
    {
        object value = prp.GetValue(atype, new object[]{});
        dict.Add(prp.Name, value);
    }
    return dict;
}