/// <summary>Creates a new, empty Entity object of the type specified</summary>
/// <param name="entityTypeToCreate">The entity type to create.</param>
/// <returns>A new, empty Entity object.</returns>
public static IEntity2 Create(EntityModel.EntityType entityTypeToCreate)
{
IEntityFactory2 factoryToUse = null;
switch (entityTypeToCreate)
{
case EntityModel.EntityType.PersonEntity:
factoryToUse = new PersonEntityFactory();
break;
case EntityModel.EntityType.ActorEntity:
factoryToUse = new ActorEntityFactory();
break;
case EntityModel.EntityType.ActorIncidentEntity:
factoryToUse = new ActorIncidentEntityFactory();
break;
case EntityModel.EntityType.CollectionEntity:
factoryToUse = new CollectionEntityFactory();
break;
case EntityModel.EntityType.IncidentEntity:
factoryToUse = new IncidentEntityFactory();
break;
case EntityModel.EntityType.ItemEntity:
factoryToUse = new ItemEntityFactory();
break;
case EntityModel.EntityType.DomainItemEntity:
factoryToUse = new DomainItemEntityFactory();
break;
case EntityModel.EntityType.SpecificItemEntity:
factoryToUse = new SpecificItemEntityFactory();
break;
}
IEntity2 toReturn = null;
if (factoryToUse != null)
{
toReturn = factoryToUse.Create();
}
return(toReturn);
}
/// <summary>Gets the factory of the entity with the EntityModel.EntityType specified</summary>
/// <param name="typeOfEntity">The type of entity.</param>
/// <returns>factory to use or null if not found</returns>
public static IEntityFactory2 GetFactory(EntityModel.EntityType typeOfEntity)
{
return(GetFactory(GeneralEntityFactory.Create(typeOfEntity).GetType()));
}
/// <summary>CTor</summary>
/// <param name="entityName">Name of the entity.</param>
/// <param name="typeOfEntity">The type of entity.</param>
/// <param name="isInHierarchy">If true, the entity of this factory is in an inheritance hierarchy, false otherwise</param>
public EntityFactoryBase2(string entityName, EntityModel.EntityType typeOfEntity, bool isInHierarchy) : base(entityName)
{
_typeOfEntity = typeOfEntity;
_isInHierarchy = isInHierarchy;
}
