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June 9, 2020 15:00
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Anonymous extension method that allow create a new instance of anonymous with new values, similar to with expression of records in C# and F#
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public static class AnonymousExtension | |
{ | |
static void Main(string[] args) | |
{ | |
var person = new { FirstName = "Scott", LastName = "Hunter", Sex = 'M', Age = 25 }; | |
var otherPerson = person.With(new { LastName = "Hanselman" }); | |
Console.WriteLine(otherPerson); | |
} | |
public static T With<T, U>(this T x, U y) | |
{ | |
return AnonymousHelper<T, U>.Create(x, y); | |
} | |
private static class AnonymousHelper<T, U> | |
{ | |
public static readonly Func<T, U, T> Create; | |
static AnonymousHelper() | |
{ | |
ParameterExpression x = Expression.Variable(typeof(T), "x"); | |
ParameterExpression y = Expression.Variable(typeof(U), "y"); | |
var ctr = typeof(T).GetConstructors()[0]; | |
var values = ctr.GetParameters() | |
.Select(p => | |
{ | |
var instance = typeof(U).GetProperty(p.Name, p.ParameterType) is null ? x : y; | |
return Expression.Property(instance, p.Name); | |
}); | |
var exp = Expression.New(ctr, values); | |
var lam = Expression.Lambda<Func<T, U, T>>(exp, new[] { x, y }); | |
Create = lam.Compile(); | |
} | |
} | |
} |
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