Convert object to dynamic

When you want an object that is not dynamic to take on dynamic capabilities, this extension method is your friend:

//Using System.Dynamic and System.ComponentModel
public static class Extensions
{
	public static dynamic ToDynamic(this object value)
	{
		if (value.IsListOrArray())
		{

			var list = new List<ExpandoObject>();
			IEnumerable enumerable = value as IEnumerable;
			foreach (object o in enumerable)
			{
				list.Add(o.ToDynamic());
			}

			return (dynamic)list;
		}

		IDictionary<string, object> expando = new ExpandoObject();

		foreach (PropertyDescriptor property in TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(value.GetType()))
		{
			expando.Add(property.Name, property.GetValue(value));
		}

		return (dynamic)expando;
	}

	public static bool IsListOrArray(this object value)
	{
		if (value is IList && value.GetType().IsGenericType)
		{
			return true;
		}

		var valueType = value.GetType();
		if (valueType.IsArray)
		{
			return true;
		}

		return false;
	}
}

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From asmodeus74's gist ... which is from a now 404'ing blog post http://blog.jorgef.net/2011/06/converting-any-object-to-dynamic.html by Jorge Fioranelli

Convert object to dynamic

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