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Shorten Code by accessing Dictionary with if

I have the following code
Dictionary<string, string> changesDictionary = new Dictionary<string, string>();
if (changesDictionary.ContainsKey("field1"))
{
resultObject.field1 = changesDictionary["field1"];
}
if (changesDictionary.ContainsKey("field2"))
{
resultObject.field2 = changesDictionary["field2"];
}
if (changesDictionary.ContainsKey("field3"))
{
resultObject.field3 = changesDictionary["field3"];
}
which has 4 lines for a potential assignment. I'm wondering if there is a way to write it shorter.
I've tried the ternary operator which makes one line but it's harder to read.
resultObject.field1 = changesDictionary.ContainsKey("field1") ? changesDictionary["field1"] : resultObject.field1;

You could always do something like this. It's more verbose to start, but if you have lots of properties then it might pay off:
var fields = new (string key, Action<ResultObject, string> setter)[]
{
("field1", (x, val) => x.field1 = val),
("field2", (x, val) => x.field2 = val),
("field3", (x, val) => x.field3 = val),
};
foreach (var (key, setter) in fields)
{
if (changesDictionary.TryGetValue(key, out var field))
{
setter(resultObject, field);
}
}
Another option is something like this:
// A local function which captures 'resultObject' and 'changesDictionary'
void Set(string key, Action<ResultObject, string> setter)
{
if (changesDictionary.TryGetValue(key, out var field))
{
setter(resultObject, field);
}
}
Set("field1", (x, val) => x.field1 = val);
Set("field2", (x, val) => x.field2 = val);
Set("field3", (x, val) => x.field3 = val);
Otherwise, if you're prepared to change your style slightly, you can do this:
if (changesDictionary.TryGetValue("field1", out var field1)) resultObject.field1 = field1;
if (changesDictionary.TryGetValue("field2", out var field2)) resultObject.field2 = field2;
if (changesDictionary.TryGetValue("field3", out var field3)) resultObject.field1 = field3;

Using a local function:
void SetField(string fieldName, Action<string> updater)
{
if (changesDictionary.TryGetValue(fieldName, out string fieldValue))
{
updater(fieldValue);
}
}
SetField("field1", f => resultObject.field1 = f);
SetField("field2", f => resultObject.field2 = f);
SetField("field3", f => resultObject.field3 = f);
Price to pay = readability--
Line count = 11 instead of 13
Using a local function + reflection (provided fieldx are public properties):
void SetField(string fieldName)
{
if (changesDictionary.TryGetValue(fieldName, out string fieldValue))
{
PropertyInfo propertyInfo = resultObject.GetType().GetProperty(fieldName);
propertyInfo.SetValue(resultObject, fieldValue);
}
}
SetField("field1");
SetField("field2");
SetField("field3");
Price to pay = performance--
Line count = 12 instead of 13, but if you have 20 fields to update:
for (int i = 1; i <= 20; i++)
{
SetField($"field{i}");
}
Much shorter

Assuming (given the lowercase names for the field fields) that field1, field2 and field3 are actually fields rather than properties, then you can write a local function to simplify the code as follows:
Dictionary<string, string> changesDictionary = new Dictionary<string, string>();
void update(ref string field, string key)
{
if (changesDictionary.TryGetValue(key, out var value))
field = value;
}
update(ref resultObject.field1, "field1");
update(ref resultObject.field2, "field1");
update(ref resultObject.field3, "field1");
Note that will NOT work if field1 etc are actually properties, because of course you can't use ref with a property.

public static class DictionaryExtensions
{
public static TValue GetOrDefault<TKey, TValue>(this Dictionary<TKey, TValue> dictionary, TKey key, TValue defaultValue)
{
if (dictionary.TryGetValue(key, out value))
return value;
return defaultValue;
}
}
. . .
resultObject.field1 = changesDictionary.GetOrDefault("field1", resultObject.field1);
resultObject.field2 = changesDictionary.GetOrDefault("field2", resultObject.field2);
resultObject.field3 = changesDictionary.GetOrDefault("field3", resultObject.field3);

If your object has FIELDS not PROPERTIES, u can use just TryGetValue to field like this
changesDictionary.TryGetValue(nameof(ResultObject.field1), out resultObject.field1);
full example:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
namespace ConsoleApp27
{
internal class Program
{
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
var resultObject = new ResultObject();
var changesDictionary = new Dictionary<string, string>();
changesDictionary.Add(nameof(ResultObject.field1), "q1");
changesDictionary.Add(nameof(ResultObject.field2), "q2");
changesDictionary.Add(nameof(ResultObject.field3), "q3");
changesDictionary.Add(nameof(ResultObject.field4), "q4");
changesDictionary.TryGetValue(nameof(ResultObject.field1), out resultObject.field1);
changesDictionary.TryGetValue(nameof(ResultObject.field2), out resultObject.field2);
changesDictionary.TryGetValue(nameof(ResultObject.field3), out resultObject.field3);
changesDictionary.TryGetValue(nameof(ResultObject.field4), out resultObject.field4);
Console.WriteLine(resultObject.field1);
Console.WriteLine(resultObject.field2);
Console.WriteLine(resultObject.field3);
Console.WriteLine(resultObject.field4);
Console.ReadLine();
}
public class ResultObject
{
public string field1;
public string field2;
public string field3;
public string field4;
}
}
}
output:
q1
q2
q3
q4

get and set object property using Expression trees instead of Reflection

I would like to dynamically get and set an objects properties as follows:
public class Person
{
public string Name {get; set; }
}
public class Testing
{
public void Run()
{
var p = new Person();
SetValue(p, "Name", "Henry");
var name = GetValue(p, "Name");
}
}
Please could I get help creating the GetValue and SetValue methods using dynamic method (or expression trees)?
I am intending to save compiled expressions in a dictionary, to speed up future get/set calls.

Do you really want to use expression trees? for this simple scenario I would try to compile directly into a DynamicMethod using Reflection.Emit API's by getting an IL Generator. But .. for expression trees, i wrote a helper for you:
public class PropertyManager : DynamicObject
{
private static Dictionary<Type, Dictionary<string, GetterAndSetter>> _compiledProperties = new Dictionary<Type, Dictionary<string, GetterAndSetter>>();
private static Object _compiledPropertiesLockObject = new object();
private class GetterAndSetter
{
public Action<object, Object> Setter { get; set; }
public Func<Object, Object> Getter { get; set; }
}
private Object _object;
private Type _objectType;
private PropertyManager(Object o)
{
_object = o;
_objectType = o.GetType();
}
public static dynamic Wrap(Object o)
{
if (o == null)
return null; // null reference will be thrown
var type = o.GetType();
EnsurePropertySettersAndGettersForType(type);
return new PropertyManager(o) as dynamic;
}
private static void EnsurePropertySettersAndGettersForType(Type type)
{
if (false == _compiledProperties.ContainsKey(type))
lock (_compiledPropertiesLockObject)
if (false == _compiledProperties.ContainsKey(type))
{
Dictionary<string, GetterAndSetter> _getterAndSetters;
_compiledProperties[type] = _getterAndSetters = new Dictionary<string, GetterAndSetter>();
var properties = type.GetProperties(System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Public | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.NonPublic);
foreach (var property in properties)
{
var getterAndSetter = new GetterAndSetter();
_getterAndSetters[property.Name] = getterAndSetter;
// burn getter and setter
if (property.CanRead)
{
// burn getter
var param = Expression.Parameter(typeof(object), "param");
Expression propExpression = Expression.Convert(Expression.Property(Expression.Convert(param, type), property), typeof(object));
var lambda = Expression.Lambda(propExpression, new[] { param });
var compiled = lambda.Compile() as Func<object, object>;
getterAndSetter.Getter = compiled;
}
if (property.CanWrite)
{
var thisParam = Expression.Parameter(typeof(Object), "this");
var theValue = Expression.Parameter(typeof(Object), "value");
var isValueType = property.PropertyType.IsClass == false && property.PropertyType.IsInterface == false;
Expression valueExpression;
if (isValueType)
valueExpression = Expression.Unbox(theValue, property.PropertyType);
else
valueExpression = Expression.Convert(theValue, property.PropertyType);
var thisExpression = Expression.Property (Expression.Convert(thisParam, type), property);
Expression body = Expression.Assign(thisExpression, valueExpression);
var block = Expression.Block(new[]
{
body,
Expression.Empty ()
});
var lambda = Expression.Lambda(block, thisParam, theValue);
getterAndSetter.Setter = lambda.Compile() as Action<Object, Object>;
}
}
}
}
public override bool TryGetMember(GetMemberBinder binder, out object result)
{
var memberName = binder.Name;
result = null;
Dictionary<string, GetterAndSetter> dict;
GetterAndSetter getterAndSetter;
if (false == _compiledProperties.TryGetValue(_objectType, out dict)
|| false == dict.TryGetValue(memberName, out getterAndSetter))
{
return false;
}
if (getterAndSetter.Getter == null)
throw new NotSupportedException("The property has no getter!");
result = getterAndSetter.Getter(_object);
return true;
}
public override bool TrySetMember(SetMemberBinder binder, object value)
{
var memberName = binder.Name;
Dictionary<string, GetterAndSetter> dict;
GetterAndSetter getterAndSetter;
if (false == _compiledProperties.TryGetValue(_objectType, out dict)
|| false == dict.TryGetValue(memberName, out getterAndSetter))
{
return false;
}
if (getterAndSetter.Setter == null)
throw new NotSupportedException("The property has no getter!");
getterAndSetter.Setter(_object, value);
return true;
}
}
And this is how you can use it:
Person p = new Person();
p.Name = "mama";
var wrapped = PropertyManager.Wrap(p);
var val = wrapped.Name; // here we are using our compiled method ...
It is very obvious that you can extract my compilation logic to use strings instead of letting DLR giving the property name for you :)

How to cache the following variable that holds class properties

I have the following functionality that searches string based properties on a class for a text match, I would like to cache the 'properties' variable in Match() so it doesn't get refreshed every time I run through a list of class objects.
public bool Match<T>(T item, string searchTerm)
{
//You should cache the results of properties here for max perf.
IEnumerable<Func<T, string>> properties = GetPropertyFunctions<T>();
bool match = properties.Select(prop => prop(item)).Any(value => value != null && value.ToLower().Contains(searchTerm.ToLower()));
return match;
}
public IEnumerable<Func<T, string>> GetPropertyFunctions<T>()
{
var stringProperties = GetStringPropertyFunctions<T>();
var decimalProperties = GetDecimalPropertyFunctions<T>();
return stringProperties.Concat(decimalProperties);
}
public IEnumerable<Func<T, string>> GetStringPropertyFunctions<T>()
{
var propertyInfos = typeof(T).GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.GetProperty | BindingFlags.SetProperty)
.Where(p => p.PropertyType == typeof(string)).ToList();
var properties = propertyInfos.Select(GetStringPropertyFunc<T>);
return properties;
}
public Func<T, string> GetStringPropertyFunc<T>(PropertyInfo propInfo)
{
ParameterExpression x = System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Parameter(typeof(T), "x");
Expression<Func<T, string>> expression = System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Lambda<Func<T, string>>(System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Property(x, propInfo), x);
Func<T, string> propertyAccessor = expression.Compile();
return propertyAccessor;
}
public IEnumerable<Func<T, string>> GetDecimalPropertyFunctions<T>()
{
var propertyInfos = typeof(T).GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.GetProperty | BindingFlags.SetProperty)
.Where(p => p.PropertyType == typeof(decimal)).ToList();
var properties = propertyInfos.Select(GetDecimalPropertyFunc<T>);
return properties;
}
public Func<T, string> GetDecimalPropertyFunc<T>(PropertyInfo propInfo)
{
ParameterExpression x = System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Parameter(typeof(T), "x");
Expression<Func<T, decimal>> expression = System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Lambda<Func<T, decimal>>(System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Property(x, propInfo), x);
Func<T, decimal> propertyAccessor = expression.Compile();
return (T item) => propertyAccessor(item).ToString();
}

public static class FullTextSearch<T>
{
private List<Func<T, string>> _properties;
static FullTextSearch()
{
_properties = GetPropertyFunctions<T>().ToList();
}
public bool Match(T item, string searchTerm)
{
bool match = _properties.Select(prop => prop(item)).Any(value => value != null && value.ToLower().Contains(searchTerm.ToLower()));
return match;
}
}

Make properties a private field and use the Lazy Wrapper to initialize it on first use.
You have to make the other methods static to use it like this, but that should be easily possible.
private Lazy<IEnumerable<Func<T, string>>> properties = new Lazy<IEnumerable<Func<T, string>>>(GetPropertyFunctions<T>);
public bool Match<T>(T item, string searchTerm)
{
bool match = properties.Value.Select(prop => prop(item)).Any(value => value != null && value.ToLower().Contains(searchTerm.ToLower()));
return match;
}

Reflection to Filter List<T>

I am new to Reflection so please excuse my noob question. How can I create a Method that takes two Parameters, a Generic List and a String and then finds all items in that List where any property value matches the string.
So for example we have an object with 3 properties, I pass a list of this object to the method and a search string and it returns back a list of objects where any of the properties may contain the search string.
I can do like this :
var temp = list.AsQueryable().Where("SomeField == 1").Select("it");
But how can I make this method Generic so I can pass any List of Objects to it ?
Thanks in advance...

If you are using Dynamic Linq, try this
public static IEnumerable<T> Filter<T>(IEnumerable<T> source, string searchStr)
{
var propsToCheck = typeof (T).GetProperties().Where(a => a.PropertyType == typeof(string));
var filter = propsToCheck.Aggregate(string.Empty, (s, p) => (s == string.Empty ? string.Empty : string.Format("{0} OR ", s)) + string.Format("{0} == #0", p.Name));
var filtered = source.AsQueryable().Where(filter, searchStr);
return filtered;
}

Use Type.GetProperties() to get all the properties of an object. Use PropertyInfo.GetValue() to get the value of a given property in a given object. You need to figure out how you want a match your string to a DateTime, to numbers, or to other complex objects. Put it all into a function like bool IsMatch(this object obj, string val). Then you can filter your list like list.Where(x => x.IsMatch("something")).

Here you go mate:
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
var list = new List<object> {new {prop1 = "A", prop2 = "B"},new {prop3 = "B", prop4 = "C"}};
var subList = SearchForStringInProperties(list, "C");
}
private static IEnumerable<object> SearchForStringInProperties(IEnumerable<object> list, string searchString)
{
return from obj in list where FindStringInObjProperties(obj, searchString) select obj;
}
private static bool FindStringInObjProperties(object obj, string searchString)
{
return obj.GetType().GetProperties().Any(property => obj.GetType().GetProperty(property.Name).GetValue(obj).ToString().Equals(searchString));
}

If you just want to match the properties with same type as your argument, this extension method can help,
public static class ListExtensions
{
public static IEnumerable<T> MatchWithAnyProperty<T, TK>(this IEnumerable<T> list, TK value)
{
var argType = typeof (TK);
var properties = typeof(T).GetProperties().Where(x => x.PropertyType.IsAssignableFrom(argType));
return list.Where(item => properties.Any(prop =>
{
var propertyValue = prop.GetValue(item, null);
if (value == null)
return propertyValue == null;
return propertyValue.Equals(value);
}));
}
}
This can be used like,
var items = new[]
{
new
{
Name = "Test",
Age = 20,
Test=25
},
new
{
Name = "Hello",
Age = 10,
Test=15
},
new
{
Name = "T2gdhest",
Age = 14,
Test=20
},
new
{
Name = "hai",
Age = 33,
Test=10
},
new
{
Name = "why not",
Age = 10,
Test=33
},
};
var match= items.MatchWithAnyProperty(10);
foreach (var item in match)
{
Console.WriteLine(item.Name);
}
Console.ReadKey();

And there is the old way ...
public static IList<T> MyMethod<T>(IList<T> myList, string filter)
{
if (myList == null) return null;
if (filter == null) return myList;
var tfilter = filter.GetType();
var properties = typeof(T).GetProperties().Where(x => x.PropertyType.FullName == typeof(string).FullName);
if (!properties.Any()) return null;
var res = new List<T>();
foreach(var el in myList)
{
foreach(var p in properties)
{
if ((string)p.GetValue(el) == filter)
{
res.Add(el);
break;
}
}
}
return res;
}

How to convert object to Dictionary<TKey, TValue> in C#?

How do I convert a dynamic object to a Dictionary<TKey, TValue> in C# What can I do?
public static void MyMethod(object obj)
{
if (typeof(IDictionary).IsAssignableFrom(obj.GetType()))
{
// My object is a dictionary, casting the object:
// (Dictionary<string, string>) obj;
// causes error ...
}
else
{
// My object is not a dictionary
}
}

The above answers are all cool. I found it easy to json serialize the object and deserialize as a dictionary.
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(obj);
var dictionary = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, string>>(json);
I don't know how performance is effected but this is much easier to read. You could also wrap it inside a function.
public static Dictionary<string, TValue> ToDictionary<TValue>(object obj)
{
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(obj);
var dictionary = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, TValue>>(json);
return dictionary;
}
Use like so:
var obj = new { foo = 12345, boo = true };
var dictionary = ToDictionary<string>(obj);

I use this helper:
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))
AddPropertyToDictionary<T>(property, source, dictionary);
return dictionary;
}
private static void AddPropertyToDictionary<T>(PropertyDescriptor property, object source, Dictionary<string, T> dictionary)
{
object value = property.GetValue(source);
if (IsOfType<T>(value))
dictionary.Add(property.Name, (T)value);
}
private static bool IsOfType<T>(object value)
{
return value is T;
}
private static void ThrowExceptionWhenSourceArgumentIsNull()
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("source", "Unable to convert object to a dictionary. The source object is null.");
}
}
the usage is just to call .ToDictionary() on an object
Hope it helps.

public static KeyValuePair<object, object > Cast<K, V>(this KeyValuePair<K, V> kvp)
{
return new KeyValuePair<object, object>(kvp.Key, kvp.Value);
}
public static KeyValuePair<T, V> CastFrom<T, V>(Object obj)
{
return (KeyValuePair<T, V>) obj;
}
public static KeyValuePair<object , object > CastFrom(Object obj)
{
var type = obj.GetType();
if (type.IsGenericType)
{
if (type == typeof (KeyValuePair<,>))
{
var key = type.GetProperty("Key");
var value = type.GetProperty("Value");
var keyObj = key.GetValue(obj, null);
var valueObj = value.GetValue(obj, null);
return new KeyValuePair<object, object>(keyObj, valueObj);
}
}
throw new ArgumentException(" ### -> public static KeyValuePair<object , object > CastFrom(Object obj) : Error : obj argument must be KeyValuePair<,>");
}
From the OP:
Instead of converting my whole Dictionary, i decided to keep my obj
dynamic the whole time. When i access the keys and values of my
Dictionary with a foreach later, i use foreach(dynamic key in
obj.Keys) and convert the keys and values to strings simply.

Another option is to use NewtonSoft.JSON.
var dictionary = JObject.FromObject(anObject).ToObject<Dictionary<string, object>>();

If you don't mind LINQ Expressions;
public static Dictionary<string, object> ConvertFromObjectToDictionary(object arg)
{
return arg.GetType().GetProperties().ToDictionary(property => property.Name, property => property.GetValue(arg));
}

this should work:
for numbers, strings, date, etc.:
public static void MyMethod(object obj)
{
if (typeof(IDictionary).IsAssignableFrom(obj.GetType()))
{
IDictionary idict = (IDictionary)obj;
Dictionary<string, string> newDict = new Dictionary<string, string>();
foreach (object key in idict.Keys)
{
newDict.Add(key.ToString(), idict[key].ToString());
}
}
else
{
// My object is not a dictionary
}
}
if your dictionary also contains some other objects:
public static void MyMethod(object obj)
{
if (typeof(IDictionary).IsAssignableFrom(obj.GetType()))
{
IDictionary idict = (IDictionary)obj;
Dictionary<string, string> newDict = new Dictionary<string, string>();
foreach (object key in idict.Keys)
{
newDict.Add(objToString(key), objToString(idict[key]));
}
}
else
{
// My object is not a dictionary
}
}
private static string objToString(object obj)
{
string str = "";
if (obj.GetType().FullName == "System.String")
{
str = (string)obj;
}
else if (obj.GetType().FullName == "test.Testclass")
{
TestClass c = (TestClass)obj;
str = c.Info;
}
return str;
}

public static void MyMethod(object obj){
Dictionary<string, string> dicEditdata = data as Dictionary<string, string>;
string abc=dicEditdata["id"].ToString();}
suppose---
if you place the cursor over the object(obj) while debugging and
if you get an object with the value {['id':'ID1003']}
then you can use the value as
string abc=dicEditdata["id"].ToString();

Assuming key can only be a string but value can be anything try this
public static Dictionary<TKey, TValue> MyMethod<TKey, TValue>(object obj)
{
if (obj is Dictionary<TKey, TValue> stringDictionary)
{
return stringDictionary;
}
if (obj is IDictionary baseDictionary)
{
var dictionary = new Dictionary<TKey, TValue>();
foreach (DictionaryEntry keyValue in baseDictionary)
{
if (!(keyValue.Value is TValue))
{
// value is not TKey. perhaps throw an exception
return null;
}
if (!(keyValue.Key is TKey))
{
// value is not TValue. perhaps throw an exception
return null;
}
dictionary.Add((TKey)keyValue.Key, (TValue)keyValue.Value);
}
return dictionary;
}
// object is not a dictionary. perhaps throw an exception
return null;
}

I've done something like this and works for me.
using System.ComponentModel;
var dictionary = new Dictionary<string, string>();
foreach (var propDesc in TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(Obj))
{
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(propDesc.GetValue(Obj)))
{
dictionary.Add(propDesc.Name, propDesc.GetValue(Obj));
}
}
Also, another alternative and innovative solution is here.
var dictionary = new System.Web.Routing.RouteValueDictionary(Obj);

I hope this could work :)
// obj = new { a = "string", b = 0, c = true };
static Dictionary<string, object> ToDictionary(object obj)
{
int i = 0;
var props = obj.GetType().GetProperties();
return props.ToDictionary(k => props[i].Name, v => props[i++].GetValue(obj));
}

This code securely works to convert Object to Dictionary (having as premise that the source object comes from a Dictionary):
private static Dictionary<TKey, TValue> ObjectToDictionary<TKey, TValue>(object source)
{
Dictionary<TKey, TValue> result = new Dictionary<TKey, TValue>();
TKey[] keys = { };
TValue[] values = { };
bool outLoopingKeys = false, outLoopingValues = false;
foreach (PropertyDescriptor property in TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(source))
{
object value = property.GetValue(source);
if (value is Dictionary<TKey, TValue>.KeyCollection)
{
keys = ((Dictionary<TKey, TValue>.KeyCollection)value).ToArray();
outLoopingKeys = true;
}
if (value is Dictionary<TKey, TValue>.ValueCollection)
{
values = ((Dictionary<TKey, TValue>.ValueCollection)value).ToArray();
outLoopingValues = true;
}
if(outLoopingKeys & outLoopingValues)
{
break;
}
}
for (int i = 0; i < keys.Length; i++)
{
result.Add(keys[i], values[i]);
}
return result;
}

This way for object array to Dictionary<string, object> List coverting
object[] a = new object[2];
var x = a.Select(f => (Dictionary<string, object>)f).ToList();
This way for single object to Dictionary<string, object> coverting
object a = new object;
var x = (Dictionary<string, object>)a;

You can create a generic extension method and then use it on the object like:
public static class Extensions
{
public static KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue> ToKeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>(this Object obj)
{
// if obj is null throws exception
Contract.Requires(obj != null);
// gets the type of the obj parameter
var type = obj.GetType();
// checks if obj is of type KeyValuePair
if (type.IsGenericType && type == typeof(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>))
{
return new KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>(
(TKey)type.GetProperty("Key").GetValue(obj, null),
(TValue)type.GetProperty("Value").GetValue(obj, null)
);
}
// if obj type does not match KeyValuePair throw exception
throw new ArgumentException($"obj argument must be of type KeyValuePair<{typeof(TKey).FullName},{typeof(TValue).FullName}>");
}
and usage would be like:
KeyValuePair<string,long> kvp = obj.ToKeyValuePair<string,long>();

I use this simple method:
public Dictionary<string, string> objToDict(XYZ.ObjectCollection objs) {
var dict = new Dictionary<string, string>();
foreach (KeyValuePair<string, string> each in objs){
dict.Add(each.Key, each.Value);
}
return dict;
}

You can use this:
Dictionary<object,object> mydic = ((IEnumerable)obj).Cast<object>().ToList().ToDictionary(px => px.GetType().GetProperty("Key").GetValue(px), pv => pv.GetType().GetProperty("Value").GetValue(pv));

string BaseUrl = "http://www.example.com";
HttpClient client = new HttpClient { BaseAddress = new Uri(BaseUrl) };
PropertyInfo[] properties = object.GetType().GetProperties();
Dictionary<string, string> dictionary = new Dictionary<string, string>();
foreach (PropertyInfo property in properties)
{
dictionary.Add(property.Name, property.GetValue(model, null).ToString());
}
foreach (string key in dictionary.Keys)
{
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add(key, dictionary[key]);
}

As I understand it, you're not sure what the keys and values are, but you want to convert them into strings?
Maybe this can work:
public static void MyMethod(object obj)
{
var iDict = obj as IDictionary;
if (iDict != null)
{
var dictStrStr = iDict.Cast<DictionaryEntry>()
.ToDictionary(de => de.Key.ToString(), de => de.Value.ToString());
// use your dictStrStr
}
else
{
// My object is not an IDictionary
}
}

object parsedData = se.Deserialize(reader);
System.Collections.IEnumerable stksEnum = parsedData as System.Collections.IEnumerable;
then will be able to enumerate it!

Simple way:
public IDictionary<T, V> toDictionary<T, V>(Object objAttached)
{
var dicCurrent = new Dictionary<T, V>();
foreach (DictionaryEntry dicData in (objAttached as IDictionary))
{
dicCurrent.Add((T)dicData.Key, (V)dicData.Value);
}
return dicCurrent;
}