c# - Passing list of objects to model with object property MVC 5 -

i trying pass list of javascript objects class object type parameter so:

[httppost, route("save")]     public async task<jsonresult> save (int id, list<basedynamicsavemodel> models)     {         var widgets = await datacontext.widgets             .asnotracking()             .where(e => e.isactive)             .tolistasync();          var messages = new list<object>();         if (models != null)         {             foreach (var model in models)             {                 if (model.model != null)                 {                     var widget = widgets.firstordefault(e => e.name.equals(model.widgetname, stringcomparison.invariantcultureignorecase));                     var dynamicviewmodel = (idynamicviewmodel)activator.createinstance(type.gettype("registration.models.dynamic." + model.widgetname + "viewmodel"));                     dynamicviewmodel.listorder = widget.listorder.hasvalue ? widget.listorder.value : 0;                     dynamicviewmodel.viewname = widget.name;                     dynamicviewmodel.title = widget.title;                     await dynamicviewmodel.save(api, model);                      messages.add(new { message = dynamicviewmodel.message, success = dynamicviewmodel.success });                 }             }         }          return json(messages);     } 

basedynamicsavemodel looks this:

public class basedynamicsavemodel : idynamicsavemodel {     public string widgetname { get; set; }      public ienumerable<dynamicmodelproperty> model { get; set; } } 

and dynamicmodelproperty looks this:

public class dynamicmodelproperty {     public string key { get; set; }      public object value { get; set; } } 

the issue value shows {object} when passing non-primitive types while i'm debugging , can't seem access of data.

i did try using dictionary here have dictionary< string, object> , object null created own class key/value pairs.

each module has viewmodel inherited baseviewmodel class looks this:

public class basedynamicviewmodel : idynamicviewmodel {     public string viewname { get; set; }      public string message { get; set; }      public bool success { get; set; }      public string title { get; set; }      public int listorder { get; set; }      public string viewicon { get; set; }      public virtual task load(api.apiprovider api, int id)     {         throw new notimplementedexception();     }      public virtual task save(api.apiprovider api, basedynamicsavemodel model)     {         throw new notimplementedexception();     }      protected object copyproperties(object destination, basedynamicsavemodel source)     {         var destinationmodel = destination;         var destinationproperties = destinationmodel.gettype();         foreach (var destinationproperty in destinationproperties.getproperties())         {             if (destinationproperty.canread)             {                 var value = source.model.where(e => e.key.tolower() == destinationproperty.name.tolower()).select(e => e.value).firstordefault();                  if (value != null)                 {                     //need check if property nullable , underlying type                     var targettype = destinationproperty.propertytype.isnullable() ? nullable.getunderlyingtype(destinationproperty.propertytype) : destinationproperty.propertytype;                     var convertedvalue = convert.changetype(value, targettype);                      destinationproperty.setvalue(destinationmodel, convertedvalue, null);                 }             }         }          return destinationmodel;     } } 

and in particular save method module having issues (the rest of code in method unimportant , can't show unfortunately):

public override async task save(api.apiprovider api, basedynamicsavemodel model)     {         //the module not named module3, has been renamed obvious reasons         var savemodel = new module3savemodel();         savemodel = (module3savemodel)copyproperties(savemodel, model);     } 

in controller, if notice await dynamicviewmodel.save(api, model); i'm calling each of module's save methods, clarification.

i have 2 modules save fine because i'm passing single model primitive types , no nested objects. 3rd module i'm passing list of objects , fails. when object not primitive type shows {object} in debugger no data, can't use copyproperties method set savemodel because seems not have data.

question: how go getting list of objects ajax call generic class unwrap later using reflection or @ least how attempting doing so?

i @ loss. have list argument in controller needs generic because other modules using it. seems such simple problem google hasn't been (or perhaps google skills lacking).

thanks in advance :)

to interested in did resolve issue created separate controller so:

[httppost, route("save")]         public async task<jsonresult> save(int id, list<list<dynamicmodelproperty>> models, string name)         {          } 

which took list of modules arrays. in javascript determine if model passed save array , pass controller.