Convert Dynamic to Type and convert Type to Dynamic
- by Jon Canning
public static class DynamicExtensions
{
public static T FromDynamic<T>(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary)
{
var bindings = new List<MemberBinding>();
foreach (var sourceProperty in typeof(T).GetProperties().Where(x => x.CanWrite))
{
var key = dictionary.Keys.SingleOrDefault(x => x.Equals(sourceProperty.Name, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(key)) continue;
var propertyValue = dictionary[key];
bindings.Add(Expression.Bind(sourceProperty, Expression.Constant(propertyValue)));
}
Expression memberInit = Expression.MemberInit(Expression.New(typeof(T)), bindings);
return Expression.Lambda<Func<T>>(memberInit).Compile().Invoke();
}
public static dynamic ToDynamic<T>(this T obj)
{
IDictionary<string, object> expando = new ExpandoObject();
foreach (var propertyInfo in typeof(T).GetProperties())
{
var propertyExpression = Expression.Property(Expression.Constant(obj), propertyInfo);
var currentValue = Expression.Lambda<Func<string>>(propertyExpression).Compile().Invoke();
expando.Add(propertyInfo.Name.ToLower(), currentValue);
}
return expando as ExpandoObject;
}
}
