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)
{
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Answer 1

This code securely works to convert Object to Dictionary (having as premise that the source object comes from a Dictionary):

    private static Dictionary ObjectToDictionary(object source)
    {
        Dictionary result = new Dictionary();

        TKey[] keys = { };
        TValue[] values = { };

        bool outLoopingKeys = false, outLoopingValues = false;

        foreach (PropertyDescriptor property in TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(source))
        {
            object value = property.GetValue(source);
            if (value is Dictionary.KeyCollection)
            {
                keys = ((Dictionary.KeyCollection)value).ToArray();
                outLoopingKeys = true;
            }
            if (value is Dictionary.ValueCollection)
            {
                values = ((Dictionary.ValueCollection)value).ToArray();
                outLoopingValues = true;
            }
            if(outLoopingKeys & outLoopingValues)
            {
                break;
            }
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < keys.Length; i++)
        {
            result.Add(keys[i], values[i]);
        }

        return result;
    }