C# cast Dictionary to Dictionary (Involving Reflection)

Question

Is it possible to cast a Dictionary to a consistent intermediate generic type? So I would be able to cast <

Answer 1

Following AakashM's answer, the Cast doesn't seem to play ball. You can get around it by using a little helper method though:

IDictionary dictionary = (IDictionary)field.GetValue(this);
Dictionary newDictionary = CastDict(dictionary)
                                           .ToDictionary(entry => (string)entry.Key,
                                                         entry => entry.Value);

private IEnumerable CastDict(IDictionary dictionary)
{
    foreach (DictionaryEntry entry in dictionary)
    {
        yield return entry;
    }
}

The duck typing in foreach is handy in this instance.