custom field object name/description

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So I'm wanting to copy custom field data from a quote to the sales order. (header only at this point)

Given that the two have been configured with the same names, I thought it would be easy enough to just traverse the custom data, find the common name, and then copy it over.

It is, but it took me a little while to figure out that I needed to de-reference the PluginCustomField property to find the matching descriptions:

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For Each qcf As CustomFields.CustomFieldValue In quote.CustomSettingValues
    For Each scf As CustomFields.CustomFieldValue In _salesOrder.CustomFieldValues
        If scf.CustomField.PluginCustomField.Name = qcf.CustomField.PluginCustomField.Name Then
           scf.Contents = qcf.Contents
           scf.DisplayContents = qcf.DisplayContents
        End If
    Next
Next


It would be handy if CustomFields.CustomFieldValue included 'proxy' properties for the underlying CustomField.PluginCustomField's Name and Description.
So I've added general-purpose extension methods in a shared plugin to achieve the desired effect:

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        <Extension()>
        Public Function Description(this As CustomFields.CustomFieldValue) As String
            Return this.CustomField.PluginCustomField.Description
        End Function

        <Extension()>
        Public Function Name(this As CustomFields.CustomFieldValue) As String
            Return this.CustomField.PluginCustomField.Name
        End Function


so I now have:

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...
        If scf.Name = qcf.Name Then
           scf.Contents = qcf.Contents
           scf.DisplayContents = qcf.DisplayContents
        End If
...