Json.Net DeserializeObject failing with OData.Delta - integers only

Question

This problem is affecting my ASP.Net WebApi Patch method which looks a lot like this:

public MyModel Patch(int id, [FromBody]Delta newRecord){         


        

Answer 1

This is my implementation for this issue based on Rob solution:

public sealed class Patchable : DynamicObject where T : class {
    private readonly IDictionary changedProperties = new Dictionary();
    public override bool TrySetMember(SetMemberBinder binder, object value) {
        var pro = typeof (T).GetProperty(binder.Name);
        if (pro != null)
            changedProperties.Add(pro, value);
        return base.TrySetMember(binder, value);
    }
    public void Patch(T delta) {
        foreach (var t in changedProperties)
            t.Key.SetValue(
                delta,
                t.Key.PropertyType.IsEnum ? Enum.Parse(t.Key.PropertyType, t.Value.ToString()) : Convert.ChangeType(t.Value, t.Key.PropertyType));
    }
}

I removed the requisite of an empty constructor in generic type parameter using the dictionary instead of a temporal object.

Thanks Rob ;)