Clay is a dynamic C# type that will enable you to sculpt objects of any shape just as easily as in JavaScript or other dynamic languages.
First, you need to instantiate a Clay factory:
dynamic New = new ClayFactory();Then you can create objects using a number of different syntaxes:
var person = New.Person();
person.FirstName = "Louis";
person.LastName = "Dejardin";var person = New.Person();
person["FirstName"] = "Louis";
person["LastName"] = "Dejardin";var person = New.Person()
.FirstName("Louis")
.LastName("Dejardin");var person = New.Person(new {
FirstName = "Louis",
LastName = "Dejardin"
});var person = New.Person(
FirstName: "Louis",
LastName: "Dejardin"
);It is then possible to access members in three different, and equivalent ways:
person.FirstName
person["FirstName"]
person.FirstName()One of the most powerful features of Clay is its dynamic casting ability, which enables you to cast a dynamic object to a known interface, without ever having to specify the interface on the object itself:
public interface IPerson {
string FirstName { get; set; }
string LastName { get; set; }
}
//...
IPerson typedPerson = person;
// Look! IntelliSense! Compile-time checks!
var fullName = $"{typedPerson.FirstName} {typedPerson.LastName}";