Question

Is this possible to create new {variable = x.something} and specify variable name dynamically? For example:

var name = "dynamicName"; 
var result = context.select(x=> new {name.ToString() = x.something })

In this way we would have a list where property name is dynamicName.
So is this somehow possible?

Answer 1

This is not possible with an anonymous type, because anonymous types are not dynamic. They must be completely defined at compile time. However, you could use a dynamic object like ExpandoObject:

var name = "dynamicName"; 
var result = context.Select(x =>
                            {
                                var exp = new ExpandoObject() as IDictionary<string, object>;
                                exp[name] = x.something;
                                return (dynamic)exp;
                            });