Please help me to convert below "Order" object into dictionary.
public class Order
{
#region Properties
public byte? IsMarried
{
get;
set;
}
public byte? IsEmployed
{
get;
set;
}
public byte? IsStudent
{
get;
set;
}
public string Name
{
get;
set;
}
}
----------------------
public class OrderManager : Order
{
private Dictionary<string, object> preferences;
}
How can i convert order object as dictionary(Key/Value pair) in OrderManager class.
public static class ObjectToDictionaryHelper
{
public static IDictionary<string, object> ToDictionary(this object source)
{
return source.ToDictionary<object>();
}
public static IDictionary<string, T> ToDictionary<T>(this object source)
{
if (source == null) ThrowExceptionWhenSourceArgumentIsNull();
var dictionary = new Dictionary<string, T>();
foreach (PropertyDescriptor property in TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(source))
{
object value = property.GetValue(source);
if (IsOfType<T>(value))
{
dictionary.Add(property.Name, (T)value);
}
}
return dictionary;
}
private static bool IsOfType<T>(object value)
{
return value is T;
}
private static void ThrowExceptionWhenSourceArgumentIsNull()
{
throw new NullReferenceException("Unable to convert anonymous object to a dictionary. The source anonymous object is null.");
}
}
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How to convert object into Dictionary
Mar 13, 2018 05:21 AM|chandu_king|LINK
Hello All,
Please help me to convert below "Order" object into dictionary.
public class Order { #region Properties public byte? IsMarried { get; set; } public byte? IsEmployed { get; set; } public byte? IsStudent { get; set; } public string Name { get; set; } } ---------------------- public class OrderManager : Order { private Dictionary<string, object> preferences; }How can i convert order object as dictionary(Key/Value pair) in OrderManager class.
Thanks in Advance,
Chandu
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Re: How to convert object into Dictionary
Mar 13, 2018 06:31 AM|mshoaiblibra|LINK
As per you query, I recommend you already discussed thread on same topic.
how to convert an object of Item to an dictionary not idictionary in c#
Other Refer Link:
https://gist.github.com/jarrettmeyer/798667/a87f9bcac2ec68541511f17da3c244c0e05bdc49
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Re: How to convert object into Dictionary
Mar 13, 2018 10:02 AM|cnranasinghe|LINK
Have a look below,
var preferences = new Dictionary<string, Order> { {"1", new Order() {IsMarried = "Yes", IsEmployed = "Yes", IsStudent = "Yes", Name="Yes"}}, {"2", new Order() {IsMarried = "Yes", IsEmployed = "Yes", IsStudent = "Yes", Name="Yes"}} };Star
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Re: How to convert object into Dictionary
Mar 14, 2018 02:00 AM|Cathy Zou|LINK
Hi chandu_king
Related code as below:
public static class ObjectToDictionaryHelper { public static IDictionary<string, object> ToDictionary(this object source) { return source.ToDictionary<object>(); } public static IDictionary<string, T> ToDictionary<T>(this object source) { if (source == null) ThrowExceptionWhenSourceArgumentIsNull(); var dictionary = new Dictionary<string, T>(); foreach (PropertyDescriptor property in TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(source)) { object value = property.GetValue(source); if (IsOfType<T>(value)) { dictionary.Add(property.Name, (T)value); } } return dictionary; } private static bool IsOfType<T>(object value) { return value is T; } private static void ThrowExceptionWhenSourceArgumentIsNull() { throw new NullReferenceException("Unable to convert anonymous object to a dictionary. The source anonymous object is null."); } }Related links:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/13602785/9143922
https://gist.github.com/jarrettmeyer/798667/a87f9bcac2ec68541511f17da3c244c0e05bdc49
Best regards
Cathy
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