How can i convert a string to Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Table.ITableEntity?

Question

Hi thanks in advance for all the help: I'm having a problem updating my azure table and i'm not sure what to do what im doing. 1.Parsing a json to a var 2.creating an instance of that var with another eg test = parsedJson;latest. 3. using that var (auto assigned string) with a table operation to insert or replace a table entity: The code used is below:

var o365Subnet = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ConvertJson>(o365Latest);

var o365Final = o365Subnet.latest;

TableOperation tableOperation = TableOperation.InsertOrMerge(o365Subnet.latest);

Response: Argument 1: Cannot convert 'string' to 'Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Table.ITableEntity'

Answer 1

In TableOperation.insertOrMerge(TableEntity entity) Method, the object instance implementing TableEntity to associate with the operation.

First, you need have a TableEntity like below:

public class DashboardApple : TableEntity
{
    public string Latest{ get; set; }
    public int ApplesCount { get; set; }
}

Then instantiate the table entity.

var dashboardApple = new DashboardApple
{
    PartitionKey = "myPartition",
    RowKey = "myRow",
    Latest= "GoldenDelicious",
    ApplesCount = 5
};

Finally, send the tableentity to InsertOrMerge .

 TableOperation tableOperation = TableOperation.InsertOrMerge(dashboardApple);

According to your situation, you can set Latest= o365Su.net.latest;

For more details, you could refer to this article .