public void UserExampleTest()
{
var user = new User();
// Set strongly typed properties
user.Email = "*****@*****.**";
user.Password = "******";
user.Name = "Rickochet";
user.Active = true;
// Now add dynamic properties
dynamic duser = user;
duser.Entered = DateTime.Now;
duser.Accesses = 1;
// you can also add dynamic props via indexer
user["NickName"] = "Wreck";
duser["WebSite"] = "http://www.west-wind.com/weblog";
// Access strong type through dynamic ref
Assert.AreEqual(user.Name, duser.Name);
// Access strong type through indexer
Assert.AreEqual(user.Password, user["Password"]);
// access dyanmically added value through indexer
Assert.AreEqual(duser.Entered, user["Entered"]);
// access index added value through dynamic
Assert.AreEqual(user["NickName"], duser.NickName);
// loop through all properties dynamic AND strong type properties (true)
foreach (var prop in user.GetProperties(true))
{
object val = prop.Value;
if (val == null)
val = "null";
Console.WriteLine(prop.Key + ": " + val.ToString());
}
}
public void TwoWayXmlSerializeExpandoTyped()
{
// Set standard properties
var ex = new User();
ex.Name = "Rick";
ex.Active = true;
// set dynamic properties
dynamic exd = ex;
exd.Entered = DateTime.Now;
exd.Company = "West Wind";
exd.Accesses = 10;
// set dynamic properties as dictionary
ex["Address"] = "32 Kaiea";
ex["Email"] = "*****@*****.**";
ex["TotalOrderAmounts"] = 51233.99M;
// Serialize creates both static and dynamic properties
// dynamic properties are serialized as a 'collection'
string xml;
SerializationUtils.SerializeObject(exd, out xml);
Console.WriteLine("*** Serialized Dynamic object:");
Console.WriteLine(xml);
Assert.IsTrue(xml.Contains("Name")); // static
Assert.IsTrue(xml.Contains("Company")); // dynamic
// Serialize
var user2 = SerializationUtils.DeSerializeObject(xml,typeof(User));
SerializationUtils.SerializeObject(exd, out xml);
Console.WriteLine(xml);
Assert.IsTrue(xml.Contains("Rick")); // static
Assert.IsTrue(xml.Contains("West Wind")); // dynamic
}
public void TwoWayJsonSerializeExpandoTyped()
{
// Set standard properties
var ex = new User()
{
Name = "Rick",
Email = "*****@*****.**",
Password = "******",
Active = true
};
// set dynamic properties
dynamic exd = ex;
exd.Entered = DateTime.Now;
exd.Company = "West Wind";
exd.Accesses = 10;
// set dynamic properties as dictionary
ex["Address"] = "32 Kaiea";
ex["Email"] = "*****@*****.**";
ex["TotalOrderAmounts"] = 51233.99M;
// *** Should serialize both static properties dynamic properties
var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(ex, Formatting.Indented);
Console.WriteLine("*** Serialized Native object:");
Console.WriteLine(json);
Assert.IsTrue(json.Contains("Name")); // static
Assert.IsTrue(json.Contains("Company")); // dynamic
// *** Now deserialize the JSON back into object to
// *** check for two-way serialization
var user2 = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<User>(json);
json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(user2, Formatting.Indented);
Console.WriteLine("*** De-Serialized User object:");
Console.WriteLine(json);
Assert.IsTrue(json.Contains("Name")); // static
Assert.IsTrue(json.Contains("Company")); // dynamic
}
public void InvalidAssignmentErrorOnStaticProperty()
{
dynamic dynUser = new User();
dynUser.Name = 100; // RuntimeBinderException
// this should never run
var user = dynUser as User;
user.Name = "Rick";
Console.WriteLine(user.Name);
Console.WriteLine(user["Name"]);
Assert.Fail("Invalid Assignment should have thrown exception");
//>> 100
}
public void ExpandoMixinTest()
{
// have Expando work on Addresses
var user = new User(new Address());
// cast to dynamicAccessToPropertyTest
dynamic duser = user;
// Set strongly typed properties
duser.Email = "*****@*****.**";
user.Password = "******";
// Set properties on address object
duser.Address = "32 Kaiea";
//duser.Phone = "808-123-2131";
// set dynamic properties
duser.NonExistantProperty = "This works too";
// shows default value Address.Phone value
Console.WriteLine(duser.Phone);
}
public void ExandoBasicTests()
{
// Set standard properties
var ex = new User()
{
Name = "Rick",
Email = "*****@*****.**",
Active = true
};
// set dynamic properties that don't exist on type
dynamic exd = ex;
exd.Entered = DateTime.Now;
exd.Company = "West Wind";
exd.Accesses = 10;
// set dynamic properties as dictionary
ex["Address"] = "32 Kaiea";
ex["Email"] = "*****@*****.**";
ex["TotalOrderAmounts"] = 51233.99M;
// iterate over all properties dynamic and native
foreach (var prop in ex.GetProperties(true))
{
Console.WriteLine(prop.Key + " " + prop.Value);
}
// you can access plain properties both as explicit or dynamic
Assert.AreEqual(ex.Name, exd.Name, "Name doesn't match");
// You can access dynamic properties either as dynamic or via IDictionary
Assert.AreEqual(exd.Company, ex["Company"] as string, "Company doesn't match");
Assert.AreEqual(exd.Address, ex["Address"] as string, "Name doesn't match");
// You can access strong type properties via the collection as well (inefficient though)
Assert.AreEqual(ex.Name, ex["Name"] as string);
// dynamic can access everything
Assert.AreEqual(ex.Name, exd.Name); // native property
Assert.AreEqual(ex["TotalOrderAmounts"], exd.TotalOrderAmounts); // dictionary property
}
public void AddAndReadDynamicPropertiesTest()
{
// strong typing first
var ex = new User();
ex.Name = "Rick";
ex.Email = "*****@*****.**";
// create dynamic and create new props
dynamic exd = ex;
string company = "West Wind";
int count = 10;
exd.entered = DateTime.Now;
exd.Company = company;
exd.Accesses = count;
Assert.AreEqual(exd.Company, company);
Assert.AreEqual(exd.Accesses, count);
}