How to map dictionary to object of specific class?

Question

I have a given dictionary and want to map it to an object of a specific class.
All keys of the dictionary should be mapped to equally named instance variables of the object.

I guess this is a common procedure? What is the common way to accomplish it?

Answer 1

Consider doing something like this:

dict := { #x -> 5 . #y -> 6 } asDictionary. "dictionary as you described"
basicObj := Point basicNew. "basic instance of your object"

dict keysAndValuesDo: [ :key :val |
    basicObj instVarNamed: key put: val ].

^ basicObj