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using System; | |
using System.Collections.Generic; | |
using System.Dynamic; | |
using System.Linq.Expressions; | |
// The class derived from DynamicObject. | |
public class DynamicDictionary : DynamicObject | |
{ | |
// The inner dictionary. | |
Dictionary<string, object> dictionary | |
= new Dictionary<string, object>(); | |
// This property returns the number of elements | |
// in the inner dictionary. | |
public int Count | |
{ | |
get | |
{ | |
return dictionary.Count; | |
} | |
} | |
// If you try to get a value of a property | |
// not defined in the class, this method is called. | |
public override bool TryGetMember( | |
GetMemberBinder binder, out object result) | |
{ | |
// Converting the property name to lowercase | |
// so that property names become case-insensitive. | |
string name = binder.Name.ToLower(); | |
// If the property name is found in a dictionary, | |
// set the result parameter to the property value and return true. | |
// Otherwise, return false. | |
return dictionary.TryGetValue(binder.Name, out result); | |
} | |
// If you try to set a value of a property that is | |
// not defined in the class, this method is called. | |
public override bool TrySetMember( | |
SetMemberBinder binder, object value) | |
{ | |
// Converting the property name to lowercase | |
// so that property names become case-insensitive. | |
dictionary[binder.Name.ToLower()] = value; | |
// You can always add a value to a dictionary, | |
// so this method always returns true. | |
return true; | |
} | |
} | |
class Program | |
{ | |
static void Main(string[] args) | |
{ | |
// Creating a dynamic dictionary. | |
dynamic person = new DynamicDictionary(); | |
// Adding new dynamic properties. | |
// The TrySetMember method is called. | |
person.FirstName = "Ellen"; | |
person.LastName = "Adams"; | |
// Getting values of the dynamic properties. | |
// The TryGetMember method is called. | |
// Note that property names are case-insensitive. | |
Console.WriteLine(person.firstname + " " + person.lastname); | |
// Getting the value of the Count property. | |
// The TryGetMember is not called, | |
// because the property is defined in the class. | |
Console.WriteLine( | |
"Number of dynamic properties:" + person.Count); | |
// The following statement throws an exception at run time. | |
// There is no "address" property, | |
// so the TryGetMember method returns false and this causes a | |
// RuntimeBinderException. | |
// Console.WriteLine(person.address); | |
} | |
} | |
// This example has the following output: | |
// Ellen Adams | |
// Number of dynamic properties: 2 |
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class Program | |
{ | |
static void Main(string[] args) | |
{ | |
dynamic employee, manager; | |
employee = new ExpandoObject(); | |
employee.Name = "John Smith"; | |
employee.Age = 33; | |
manager = new ExpandoObject(); | |
manager.Name = "Allison Brown"; | |
manager.Age = 42; | |
manager.TeamSize = 10; | |
WritePerson(manager); | |
WritePerson(employee); | |
} | |
private static void WritePerson(dynamic person) | |
{ | |
Console.WriteLine("{0} is {1} years old.", | |
person.Name, person.Age); | |
// The following statement causes an exception | |
// if you pass the employee object. | |
// Console.WriteLine("Manages {0} people", person.TeamSize); | |
} | |
} | |
// This code example produces the following output: | |
// John Smith is 33 years old. | |
// Allison Brown is 42 years old. |
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public static IEnumerable<int> To(this int from, int to) { | |
for (int x = from; x <= to; x++) | |
yield return x; | |
} | |
public static IEnumerable<int> DownTo(this int from, int to) { | |
for (int x = from; x >= to; x--) | |
yield return x; | |
} | |
public static IEnumerable<int> StepTo(this int from, int to, int step) { | |
if (step > 0) { | |
for (int x = from; x <= to; x += step) | |
yield return x; | |
} else if (step < 0) { | |
for (int x = from; x >= to; x += step) | |
yield return x; | |
} else { | |
throw new ArgumentException("Step cannot be zero.", "step"); | |
} | |
} | |
public static void Times(this int num, Action<int> action) { | |
for (int x = 0; x < num; x++) | |
action(x); | |
} | |
// Now you can write: | |
string[] persons = new string[] { "Jack", "Lisa", "Ryan" }; | |
0.To(2).ForEach(i => Console.WriteLine(persons[i])); | |
//Jack | |
//Lisa | |
//Ryan | |
2.DownTo(0).ForEach(i => Console.WriteLine(persons[i])); | |
//Ryan | |
//Lisa | |
//Jack | |
0.StepTo(2, 2).ForEach(i => Console.WriteLine(persons[i])); | |
//Ryan | |
//Jack | |
//(run 0 to 2 with step 2) | |
3.Times(i => Console.WriteLine(persons[i])); | |
//Jack | |
//Lisa | |
//Ryan |
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