Return Anonymous Type from a function

Question

Can I use an anonymous type as a return type in a Function, and then stuff that returned value into an array or collection of some sort whilst also adding an additional fiel

Answer 1

This is a very popular question. In general you cannot return an anonymous type due to the requirement of strong typing. However there are a couple of workarounds.

1. Create a simple type to represent the return value. (See here and here). Make it simple by generating from usage.
2. Create a helper method to cast to the anonymous type using a sample instance for casting.