check to see if a property exists within a C# Expando class

c# dynamic expandoobject
eiu165 picture eiu165 · Aug 20, 2012 · Viewed 10.4k times · Source

I would like to see if a property exist in a C# Expando Class.

much like the hasattr function in python. I would like the c# equalant for hasattr.

something like this...

if (HasAttr(model, "Id"))
{
  # Do something with model.Id
}

Answer

vcsjones picture vcsjones · Aug 20, 2012

Try:

dynamic yourExpando = new ExpandoObject();
if (((IDictionary<string, Object>)yourExpando).ContainsKey("Id"))
{
    //Has property...
}

An ExpandoObject explicitly implements IDictionary<string, Object>, where the Key is a property name. You can then check to see if the dictionary contains the key. You can also write a little helper method if you need to do this kind of check often:

private static bool HasAttr(ExpandoObject expando, string key)
{
    return ((IDictionary<string, Object>) expando).ContainsKey(key);
}

And use it like so:

if (HasAttr(yourExpando, "Id"))
{
    //Has property...
}

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