GetPropertyValue<T>

public static T GetPropertyValue<T>(this DynamicEntity entity, string propertyName)
        {
            // Retrieve the matching property.
            object theProperty = entity.Properties.FirstOrDefault(i => i.Name.EqualsIgnoreCase(propertyName));

            // If property not found, return the default value.
            if (theProperty == null) return default(T);

            object value = null;
            string strPropertyType = theProperty.GetType().Name;

            switch (strPropertyType)
            {
                case "KeyProperty":
                    value = ((KeyProperty)theProperty).Value.Value;
                    break;

                case "StringProperty":
                    value = ((StringProperty)theProperty).Value;
                    break;

                case "PicklistProperty":
                    if (typeof(T).Equals(typeof(string)))
                        value = ((PicklistProperty)theProperty).Value.name;
                    else if (typeof(T).Equals(typeof(int)))
                        value = ((PicklistProperty)theProperty).Value.Value;

                    break;

                case "CrmBooleanProperty":
                    value = ((CrmBooleanProperty)theProperty).Value.Value;
                    break;

                case "CrmDateTimeProperty":
                    value = ((CrmDateTimeProperty)theProperty).Value.Value;
                    break;

                case "CrmDecimalProperty":
                    value = ((CrmDecimalProperty)theProperty).Value.Value;
                    break;

                case "CrmFloatProperty":
                    value = ((CrmFloatProperty)theProperty).Value.Value;
                    break;

                case "CrmMoneyProperty":
                    value = ((CrmMoneyProperty)theProperty).Value.Value;
                    break;

                case "CrmNumberProperty":
                    value = ((CrmNumberProperty)theProperty).Value.Value;
                    break;

                case "LookupProperty":
                    if (typeof(T).Equals(typeof(string)))
                        value = ((LookupProperty)theProperty).Value.name;
                    else if (typeof(T).Equals(typeof(Guid)))
                        value = ((LookupProperty)theProperty).Value.Value;

                    break;

                case "CustomerProperty":
                    if (typeof(T).Equals(typeof(string)))
                        value = ((CustomerProperty)theProperty).Value.name;
                    else if (typeof(T).Equals(typeof(Guid)))
                        value = ((CustomerProperty)theProperty).Value.Value;

                    break;

                case "StatusProperty":
                    if (typeof(T).Equals(typeof(string)))
                        value = ((StatusProperty)theProperty).Value.name;
                    else if (typeof(T).Equals(typeof(Guid)))
                        value = ((StatusProperty)theProperty).Value.Value;

                    break;

                case "StateProperty":
                    value = ((StateProperty)theProperty).Value;
                    break;

                case "EntityNameReferenceProperty":
                    value = ((EntityNameReferenceProperty)theProperty).Value.Value;
                    break;
            }

            try
            {
                if (value != null)
                {
                    return (T)value;
                }
            }
            catch
            { }

            return default(T);
        }
Example: 
var dynamicContact = ...;
dynamicContact.GetPropertyValue<string>("firstname");

// Will retrieve the user id that modified this record last.
dynamicContact.GetPropertyValue<Guid>("modifiedby");

// Will retrieve the username that modified this record last.
dynamicContact.GetPropertyValue<string>("modifiedby");

Description

Get the base value of CrmProperty object. This is used for interacting with DynamicEntity on Microsoft CRM.

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