Convert anonymous type to class

Question

I got an anonymous type inside a List anBook:

var anBook=new []{

new {Code=10, Book =\"Harry Potter\"},
new {Code=11, Book=\"James Bond\"}
};

Answer 1

What about these extension? simple call the .ToNonAnonymousList on your anonymous type..

public static object ToNonAnonymousList(this List list, Type t)
    {
        //define system Type representing List of objects of T type:
        Type genericType = typeof (List<>).MakeGenericType(t);

        //create an object instance of defined type:
        object l = Activator.CreateInstance(genericType);

        //get method Add from from the list:
        MethodInfo addMethod = l.GetType().GetMethod("Add");

        //loop through the calling list:
        foreach (T item in list)
        {
            //convert each object of the list into T object by calling extension ToType()
            //Add this object to newly created list:
            addMethod.Invoke(l, new[] {item.ToType(t)});
        }
        //return List of T objects:
        return l;
    }
    public static object ToType(this object obj, T type)
    {
        //create instance of T type object:
        object tmp = Activator.CreateInstance(Type.GetType(type.ToString()));

        //loop through the properties of the object you want to covert:          
        foreach (PropertyInfo pi in obj.GetType().GetProperties())
        {
            try
            {
                //get the value of property and try to assign it to the property of T type object:
                tmp.GetType().GetProperty(pi.Name).SetValue(tmp, pi.GetValue(obj, null), null);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Logging.Log.Error(ex);
            }
        }
        //return the T type object:         
        return tmp;
    }