Filter anonymous object list by executing string clause in where condition

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Filter anonymous object list by executing string clause in where condition

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I have create a anonymous object list like below.....

List < Object > _dynamicObjectList = new List < Object > ();
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
    _dynamicObjectList.Add(new {
        ID = i, Name = "stu" + i, Address = "address234324" + i, DateField = DateTime.Now.AddDays(i)
    });
}

Now I need to create string query. My string query is given below..

string searchStr ="it.ID= 1 || it.ID= 2 || it.Name= "stu1" || it.Name= "stu2"";

In the last step I am going to filter my list with the above string...

var returnList= _dynamicObjectList.GetFilteredData(searchStr );

The method which executes Dynamic object is given below...

public static IQueryable GetFilteredData < T > (this IEnumerable < T > source, string searchCriteria) {

    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(searchCriteria)) {
        IList < T > returnList = new List < T > ();
        returnList = source.AsQueryable().Where(searchCriteria).ToList();
        return returnList.AsQueryable();
    } else {
        return source.AsQueryable();
    }

}

During execution system provide an error

No property or field 'ID' exists in type 'Object'

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Geekrocket · Accepted Answer · 5/23/2017 10:26:43 AM

<T> is Object because you're passing in a List<Object>, and an Object doesn't have the properties on it you're looking for.

If your _dynamicObjectList is declared as a list of those anonymous types then the query can be executed fine, for example if you declare _dynamicObjectList as:

var _dynamicObjectList = new[] {
            new {ID = 0, Name = "stu" + 0, Address = "address234324" + 0, DateField = DateTime.Now.AddDays(0)},
            new {ID = 1, Name = "stu" + 1, Address = "address234324" + 1, DateField = DateTime.Now.AddDays(1)},
            new {ID = 2, Name = "stu" + 2, Address = "address234324" + 2, DateField = DateTime.Now.AddDays(2)},
            new {ID = 3, Name = "stu" + 3, Address = "address234324" + 3, DateField = DateTime.Now.AddDays(3)},
            new {ID = 4, Name = "stu" + 4, Address = "address234324" + 4, DateField = DateTime.Now.AddDays(4)},
        }.ToList();

More info: A generic list of anonymous class

I think your best bet, if possible, would be to avoid using an anonymous type and just create a class to hold your data.

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