// Returns all categories implemented by this object - these are decorated with the [CategoryAttribute]
internal List <string> GetCategories(object obj)
{
// get all properties that are shown
Type objType = obj.GetType();
List <PropertyData> props = GetProperties(objType).ToList();
// get the list of categories
List <string> categories = new List <string>();
foreach (PropertyData prop in props)
{
categories.AddRange(prop.Categories);
}
categories = categories.Distinct().ToList();
// order (if there is a CategoryOrder property)
PropertyInfo piCat = ObjectSupport.TryGetProperty(objType, "CategoryOrder");
if (piCat != null)
{
List <string> orderedCategories = (List <string>)piCat.GetValue(obj);
List <string> allCategories = new List <string>();
// verify that all returned categories in the list of ordered categories actually exist
foreach (var oCat in orderedCategories)
{
if (categories.Contains(oCat))
{
allCategories.Add(oCat);
}
//else
//throw new InternalError("No properties exist in category {0} found in CategoryOrder for type {1}.", oCat, obj.GetType().Name);
}
// if any are missing, add them to the end of the list
foreach (var cat in categories)
{
if (!allCategories.Contains(cat))
{
allCategories.Add(cat);
}
}
categories = allCategories;
}
return(categories);
}
public object GetProperty(string name, Type type)
{
// get the user settings (for anonymous users create one)
object userInfo = Manager.UserSettingsObject;
if (userInfo == null)
{
return(null);
}
// get the requested property
PropertyInfo pi = ObjectSupport.TryGetProperty(userInfo.GetType(), name);
if (pi == null)
{
throw new InternalError("User setting {0} doesn't exist", name);
}
if (pi.PropertyType != type)
{
throw new InternalError("User setting {0} is not of the requested type {1}", name, type.FullName);
}
return(pi.GetValue(userInfo));
}