ValidateAndConvertDictionaryData
Dictionary Extension
Source
public static class DictionaryExtensions
{
public static T ValidateAndConvertDictionaryData<T>(this Dictionary<string, object> dictionary, string dictionaryKey)
{
if (dictionary != null && dictionary.ContainsKey(dictionaryKey))
{
object dictionaryValue;
dictionary.TryGetValue(dictionaryKey, out dictionaryValue);
if (dictionaryValue != null)
{
return dictionaryValue.TryToCast<T>();
}
}
return default(T);
}
public static T TryToCast<T>(this object value)
{
if (value is T)
{
return (T)value;
}
try
{
if (typeof(T).IsEnum)
{
return (T)Enum.Parse(typeof(T), value.ToString());
}
return (T)Convert.ChangeType(value, typeof(T));
}
catch (Exception)
{
return default(T);
}
}
}
Example
Dictionary<string, object> dictionary = new Dictionary<string, object> {{"FOO", 1}};
string foo = dictionary.ValidateAndConvertDictionaryData<string>("FOO");
Author: Cem Basaranoglu
Submitted on: 22 dec. 2016
Language: C#
Type: Dictionary Extensions
Views: 3248