/// <summary>Merge two different object instances into a single object which is a super-set of the properties of both objects.</summary>
public static object MergeTypes(object values1, object values2)
{
// create a name from the names of both Types
string name1 = String.Format("{0}_{1}", values1.GetType(), values2.GetType());
string name2 = String.Format("{0}_{1}", values2.GetType(), values1.GetType());
object newValues = TypeMerger.CreateInstance(name1, values1, values2);
if (newValues != null)
{
return(newValues);
}
newValues = TypeMerger.CreateInstance(name2, values2, values1);
if (newValues != null)
{
return(newValues);
}
// lock for thread safe writing
lock (_syncLock)
{
// now that we're inside the lock - check one more time
newValues = TypeMerger.CreateInstance(name1, values1, values2);
if (newValues != null)
{
return(newValues);
}
// merge list of PropertyDescriptors for both objects
PropertyDescriptor[] pdc = TypeMerger.GetProperties(values1, values2);
// make sure static properties are properly initialized
TypeMerger.InitializeAssembly();
// create the type definition
Type newType = TypeMerger.CreateType(name1, pdc);
// add it to the cache
TypeMerger.kAnonymousTypes.Add(name1, newType);
// return an instance of the new Type
return(TypeMerger.CreateInstance(name1, values1, values2));
}
}