Dictionary to anonymous type
//The MIT License (MIT)
//http://arolibraries.codeplex.com/license
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
namespace AroLibraries.ExtensionMethods.Enumerable
{
public static class IDictionaryExt
{
public static TValue Ext_GetValueOrDefault<TKey, TValue>(this IDictionary<TKey, TValue> dict, TKey key)
{
TValue result;
dict.TryGetValue(key, out result);
return result;
}
/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <see cref="http://jacobcarpenter.wordpress.com/2008/03/13/dictionary-to-anonymous-type/"/>
/// <example>
/// var dict = new Dictionary<string, object> {
/// { "Name", "Jacob" },
/// { "Age", 26 },
/// { "FavoriteColors", new[] { ConsoleColor.Blue, ConsoleColor.Green } },
/// };
/// var person = dict.ToAnonymousType(
/// new
/// {
/// Name = default(string),
/// Age = default(int),
/// FavoriteColors = default(IEnumerable<ConsoleColor>),
/// Birthday = default(DateTime?),
/// });
/// </example>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="TValue"></typeparam>
/// <param name="dict"></param>
/// <param name="anonymousPrototype"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T Ext_ToAnonymousType<T, TValue>(this IDictionary<string, TValue> dict, T anonymousPrototype)
{
// get the sole constructor
var ctor = anonymousPrototype.GetType().GetConstructors().Single();
// conveniently named constructor parameters make this all possible...
var args = from p in ctor.GetParameters()
let val = dict.Ext_GetValueOrDefault(p.Name)
select val != null && p.ParameterType.IsAssignableFrom(val.GetType()) ? (object)val : null;
return (T)ctor.Invoke(args.ToArray());
}
}
}