Is there an easy way to convert object properties to a dictionary

Question

I have a database object (a row), that has lots of properties (columns) that map to form fields (asp:textbox, asp:dropdownlist etc). I would like to transform this

Answer 1

var myDict = myObj.ToDictionary(); //returns all public fields & properties

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public static class MyExtensions
{
    public static Dictionary ToDictionary(this object myObj)
    {
        return myObj.GetType()
            .GetProperties()
            .Select(pi => new { Name = pi.Name, Value = pi.GetValue(myObj, null) })
            .Union( 
                myObj.GetType()
                .GetFields()
                .Select(fi => new { Name = fi.Name, Value = fi.GetValue(myObj) })
             )
            .ToDictionary(ks => ks.Name, vs => vs.Value);
    }
}