General Methods

ToDictionary#

The ToDictionary extension method is a utility method that allows you to convert a Plain Old CLR Object (POCO) into a dictionary representation, where each property name-value pair of the POCO becomes a key-value pair in the dictionary.

Method Signature#

public static Dictionary<string, object?> ToDictionary(this object? values)

Parameters#

• values: The POCO object to be converted into a dictionary. It is marked as nullable, indicating that null can be passed as an argument.

Return Value#

• Returns a Dictionary<string, object?>: A dictionary containing keys and values representing the properties of the input POCO object. The dictionary uses a case-insensitive string comparer.

Example#

public class Employee
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Age { get; set; }
    public string Department { get; set; }
}

// ...

var employee = new Employee
{
    Name = "Jane Doe",
    Age = 28,
    Department = "Human Resources"
};

Dictionary<string, object?> employeeDict = employee.ToDictionary();