public ConfigurationElement GetMergedElement()
{
Dictionary <string, PropertyInformation> localProperties = localElement.ElementInformation.Properties.OfType <PropertyInformation>().ToDictionary(x => x.Name);
Dictionary <string, PropertyInformation> parentProperties = parentElement.ElementInformation.Properties.OfType <PropertyInformation>().ToDictionary(x => x.Name);
foreach (string propertyName in localProperties.Keys)
{
PropertyInformation localProperty, parentProperty;
localProperty = localProperties[propertyName];
parentProperty = parentProperties[propertyName];
if (typeof(ConfigurationElement).IsAssignableFrom(localProperty.Type))
{
//either a collection or regular element
if (localProperty.Value == null)
{
localProperty.Value = parentProperty.Value;
continue;
}
if (parentProperty.Value != null)
{
if (typeof(ConfigurationElementCollection).IsAssignableFrom(localProperty.Type))
{
ConfigurationElementCollectionMerge merge = new ConfigurationElementCollectionMerge((ConfigurationElementCollection)parentProperty.Value, (ConfigurationElementCollection)localProperty.Value);
localProperty.Value = merge.GetMergedElementCollection();
}
else
{
ConfigurationElementMerge merge = new ConfigurationElementMerge((ConfigurationElement)parentProperty.Value, (ConfigurationElement)localProperty.Value);
localProperty.Value = merge.GetMergedElement();
}
}
}
else
{
//just a regular property
if (ShouldOverrideLocalProperty(localProperty, parentProperty))
{
localProperty.Value = parentProperty.Value;
}
}
}
return(localElement);
}
public ConfigurationElement GetMergedElement()
{
Dictionary<string, PropertyInformation> localProperties = localElement.ElementInformation.Properties.OfType<PropertyInformation>().ToDictionary(x => x.Name);
Dictionary<string, PropertyInformation> parentProperties = parentElement.ElementInformation.Properties.OfType<PropertyInformation>().ToDictionary(x => x.Name);
foreach (string propertyName in localProperties.Keys)
{
PropertyInformation localProperty, parentProperty;
localProperty = localProperties[propertyName];
parentProperty = parentProperties[propertyName];
if (typeof(ConfigurationElement).IsAssignableFrom(localProperty.Type))
{
//either a collection or regular element
if (localProperty.Value == null)
{
localProperty.Value = parentProperty.Value;
continue;
}
if (parentProperty.Value != null)
{
if (typeof(ConfigurationElementCollection).IsAssignableFrom(localProperty.Type))
{
ConfigurationElementCollectionMerge merge = new ConfigurationElementCollectionMerge((ConfigurationElementCollection)parentProperty.Value, (ConfigurationElementCollection)localProperty.Value);
localProperty.Value = merge.GetMergedElementCollection();
}
else
{
ConfigurationElementMerge merge = new ConfigurationElementMerge((ConfigurationElement)parentProperty.Value, (ConfigurationElement)localProperty.Value);
localProperty.Value = merge.GetMergedElement();
}
}
}
else
{
//just a regular property
if (ShouldOverrideLocalProperty(localProperty, parentProperty))
{
localProperty.Value = parentProperty.Value;
}
}
}
return localElement;
}