Dictionary to Expando

DictToExpando.cs

/// <summary>
/// Extension method that turns a dictionary of string and object to an ExpandoObject
/// </summary>
public static ExpandoObject ToExpando(this IDictionary<string, object> dictionary)
{
	var expando = new ExpandoObject();
	var expandoDic = (IDictionary<string, object>)expando;

	// go through the items in the dictionary and copy over the key value pairs)
	foreach (var kvp in dictionary)
	{
		// if the value can also be turned into an ExpandoObject, then do it!
		if (kvp.Value is IDictionary<string, object>)
		{
			var expandoValue = ((IDictionary<string, object>)kvp.Value).ToExpando();
			expandoDic.Add(kvp.Key, expandoValue);
		}
		else if (kvp.Value is ICollection)
		{
			// iterate through the collection and convert any strin-object dictionaries
			// along the way into expando objects
			var itemList = new List<object>();
			foreach (var item in (ICollection)kvp.Value)
			{
				if (item is IDictionary<string, object>)
				{
					var expandoItem = ((IDictionary<string, object>)item).ToExpando();
					itemList.Add(expandoItem);
				}
				else
				{
					itemList.Add(item);
				}
			}

			expandoDic.Add(kvp.Key, itemList);
		}
		else
		{
			expandoDic.Add(kvp);
		}
	}

	return expando;
}