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using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.Dynamic;

namespace Pithos.Core

{

    public class DynamicDictionary : DynamicObject

    {

        // The inner dictionary.

        Dictionary<string, object> dictionary

            = new Dictionary<string, object>();

        // This property returns the number of elements

        // in the inner dictionary.

        public int Count

        {

            get

            {

                return dictionary.Count;

            }

        }

        // If you try to get a value of a property 

        // not defined in the class, this method is called.

        public override bool TryGetMember(

            GetMemberBinder binder, out object result)

        {

            // Converting the property name to lowercase

            // so that property names become case-insensitive.

            string name = binder.Name.ToLower();

            // If the property name is found in a dictionary,

            // set the result parameter to the property value and return true.

            // Otherwise, return false.

            return dictionary.TryGetValue(name, out result);

        }

        // If you try to set a value of a property that is

        // not defined in the class, this method is called.

        public override bool TrySetMember(

            SetMemberBinder binder, object value)

        {

            // Converting the property name to lowercase

            // so that property names become case-insensitive.

            dictionary[binder.Name.ToLower()] = value;

            // You can always add a value to a dictionary,

            // so this method always returns true.

            return true;

        }

    }

}