Dynamically set the property name of a C# anonymous type

Question

Is there any way to dynamically set the property name of an anonymous type?

Normally we\'d do like this:

var anon = new { name = \"Kayes\" };
         


        

Answer 1

The compiler must know about the property name, otherwise it can't create the anonymous type for you.

So, no, this isn't possible, unless the actual property name is known at compile-time (through some VS-generated magic with the database or something).