Parse dynamic valueType from API call

Question

I am working on an 3rd party implementation to our site. The API that I am calling on code returns an unique value pair.

ValueType: //code, percent, money
Value: //depending on ValueType can be string, int, or object { currency: string, amount: decimal }

I am trying to put my head on it but can't seem to find a proper way to parse it on a C# object other that having enum and object.

public class ReturnType
{
    public EnumValueType ValueType { get; set; }
    public object Value { get; set; }
}

public enum EnumValueType
{
    MONEY,
    PERCENT,
    CODE
}

This makes it harder to access Value. I am looking for another solution.

Any suggestions for POCO class to parse it in a proper way would be appreciated.

This is how I have done it similarly in the past. – jason.kaisersmith Apr 21 '21 at 09:20 — jason.kaisersmith, Apr 21 '21 at 09:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 21 '21 at 09:44

Maybe you can make 3 methods and use overloading (same method name, 3 different signatures), 1 that takes lets say string/enum and string, 1 that takes string/enum and int, and for the last one, string/enum and for the object make a new class and define currency: string, amount: decimal properties and make it accept that. I dont know if I helped, but there you go...

Parse dynamic valueType from API call

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