/// <summary>
/// Adds the given expression.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="expression"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public EntityViewProperty Add(object expression)
{
if (expression == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("expression");
}
// string?
if (expression is string)
{
return(Add((string)expression));
}
// member?
if (expression is EntityMember)
{
// create...
EntityViewProperty property = ((EntityMember)expression).GetViewProperty();
if (property == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("property");
}
// add...
this.Add(property);
// return...
return(property);
}
// nope...
throw new NotSupportedException(string.Format(Cultures.Exceptions, "Cannot handle '{0}'.", expression.GetType()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Adds a EntityViewProperty instance to the collection.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="item">The item to add.</param>
public void Insert(int index, EntityViewProperty item)
{
if (item == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("item");
}
List.Insert(index, item);
}
/// <summary>
/// Adds a EntityViewProperty instance to the collection.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="item">The item to add.</param>
public int Add(EntityViewProperty item)
{
if (item == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("item");
}
return(List.Add(item));
}
/// <summary>
/// Removes a EntityViewProperty item to the collection.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="item">The item to remove.</param>
public void Remove(EntityViewProperty item)
{
if (item == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("item");
}
List.Remove(item);
}
/// <summary>
/// Discovers if the given item is in the collection.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="item">The item to find.</param>
/// <returns>Returns true if the given item is in the collection.</returns>
public bool Contains(EntityViewProperty item)
{
if (IndexOf(item) == -1)
{
return(false);
}
else
{
return(true);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Adds the given expression.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="expression"></param>
public EntityViewProperty Add(string expression)
{
if (expression == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("expression");
}
if (expression.Length == 0)
{
throw ExceptionHelper.CreateZeroLengthArgumentException("expression");
}
// add...
if (EntityType == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("EntityType");
}
EntityViewProperty newProperty = this.EntityType.CreateViewProperty(expression);
// add...
this.Add(newProperty);
// return...
return(newProperty);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the index of the item in the collection.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="item">The item to find.</param>
/// <returns>The index of the item, or -1 if it is not found.</returns>
public int IndexOf(EntityViewProperty item)
{
return(List.IndexOf(item));
}