How to convert object to Dictionary in C#?

Question

How do I convert a dynamic object to a Dictionary in C# What can I do?

public static void MyMethod(object obj)
{
    if (typ         


        

Answer 1

Assuming key can only be a string but value can be anything try this

public static Dictionary MyMethod(object obj)
{
    if (obj is Dictionary stringDictionary)
    {
        return stringDictionary;
    }

    if (obj is IDictionary baseDictionary)
    {
        var dictionary = new Dictionary();
        foreach (DictionaryEntry keyValue in baseDictionary)
        {
            if (!(keyValue.Value is TValue))
            {
                // value is not TKey. perhaps throw an exception
                return null;
            }
            if (!(keyValue.Key is TKey))
            {
                // value is not TValue. perhaps throw an exception
                return null;
            }

            dictionary.Add((TKey)keyValue.Key, (TValue)keyValue.Value);
        }
        return dictionary;
    }
    // object is not a dictionary. perhaps throw an exception
    return null;
}