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Dynamic is a widely used term that, in general, describes a decision made by the program at run-time rather than at compile time.

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Deserialize JSON into C# dynamic object? [duplicate]

Is there a way to deserialize JSON content into a C# dynamic type? It would be nice to skip creating a bunch of classes in order to use the DataContractJsonSerializer.
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What's the difference between eval, exec, and compile?

I've been looking at dynamic evaluation of Python code, and come across the eval() and compile() functions, and the exec statement. Can someone please explain the difference between eval and exec, ...
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How do you dynamically add elements to a ListView on Android?

Can anyone explain or suggest a tutorial to dynamically create a ListView in android? Here are my requirements: I should be able to dynamically add new elements by pressing a button. Should be simple ...
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Are parameters in strings.xml possible? [duplicate]

I'm going to implement my strings with internationalization in my Android app. I have a problem with the grammar and the way sentences build in different languages. For example: "5 minutes ago&...
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Dynamic variable names in Bash

I am confused about a bash script. I have the following code: function grep_search() { magic_way_to_define_magic_variable_$1=`ls | tail -1` echo $magic_variable_$1 } I want to be able to ...
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Dynamically adding properties to an ExpandoObject

I would like to dynamically add properties to a ExpandoObject at runtime. So for example to add a string property call NewProp I would like to write something like var x = new ExpandoObject(); x....
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What is the 'dynamic' type in C# 4.0 used for?

C# 4.0 introduced a new type called 'dynamic'. It all sounds good, but what would a programmer use it for? Is there a situation where it can save the day?
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Test if a property is available on a dynamic variable

My situation is very simple. Somewhere in my code I have this: dynamic myVariable = GetDataThatLooksVerySimilarButNotTheSame(); //How to do this? if (myVariable.MyProperty.Exists) //Do stuff So, ...
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Rendering Angular components in Handsontable Cells

In a project of mine, I try to display Angular Components (like an Autocomplete Dropdown Search) in a table. Because of the requirements I have (like multi-selecting different cells with ctrl+click) I ...
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Get value of c# dynamic property via string

I'd like to access the value of a dynamic c# property with a string: dynamic d = new { value1 = "some", value2 = "random", value3 = "value" }; How can I get the value of d.value2 ("random") if I ...
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How to perform runtime type checking in Dart?

Dart specification states: Reified type information reflects the types of objects at runtime and may always be queried by dynamic typechecking constructs (the analogs of instanceOf, casts, ...
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How to implement a rule engine?

I have a db table that stores the following: RuleID objectProperty ComparisonOperator TargetValue 1 age 'greater_than' 15 2 username 'equal' '...
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What's the difference between dynamic (C# 4) and var?

I had read a ton of articles about that new keyword that is shipping with C# v4, but I couldn't make out the difference between a "dynamic" and "var". This article made me think about it, but I still ...
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How to detect if a property exists on an ExpandoObject?

In javascript you can detect if a property is defined by using the undefined keyword: if( typeof data.myProperty == "undefined" ) ... How would you do this in C# using the dynamic keyword with an ...
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How to create own dynamic type or dynamic object in C#?

There is, for example, the ViewBag property of ControllerBase class and we can dynamically get/set values and add any number of additional fields or properties to this object, which is cool. I want to ...
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