using System;

using DotLiquid;

using Newtonsoft.Json;

using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;

using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;

using System.Dynamic;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {   

        // this does not work       

        var modelString = "{\"States\": [{\"Name\": \"Texas\",\"Code\": \"TX\"}, {\"Name\": \"New York\",\"Code\": \"NY\"}]}";

        var template = "State Is:{{States[0].Name}}";   

        RenderFromDictionary(modelString,template);

        //this works

        modelString = "{\"States\": [\"Texas\",\"New York\"]}";

        template = "State Is:{{States[0]}}";    

        RenderFromDictionary(modelString,template);

        //this works

        var anonymoudmodel = new { States = new[] { new { Name = "Texas" }, new { Name = "New York" } } };

        template = "State Is:{{States[0].Name}}";   

        RenderFromAnonymousObject(anonymoudmodel,template);

    }

    private static void RenderFromDictionary(string modelString, string template)

    {

        var model = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<ExpandoObject>(modelString);

        var templateModel = Hash.FromDictionary(model);

        var html = Template.Parse(template).Render(templateModel);

        Console.WriteLine(html);    

    }

    private static void RenderFromAnonymousObject(dynamic model, string template)

    {       

        var templateModel = Hash.FromAnonymousObject(model);

        var html = Template.Parse(template).Render(templateModel);

        Console.WriteLine(html);    

    }

}