/// <summary>
/// Combine combines a child with a parent as necessary and returns the combined object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="combinedCharacters">The child object</param>
/// <param name="parentCharacters">The parent object</param>
/// <returns>The combined object</returns>
public static Characters Combine(Characters combinedCharacters, Characters parentCharacters)
{
if (combinedCharacters == null && parentCharacters == null)
{
return null;
}
else if (combinedCharacters == null)
{
return (Characters)parentCharacters.Clone();
}
else if (parentCharacters == null)
{
return combinedCharacters;
}
if (combinedCharacters.ExemplarCharacters == null || combinedCharacters.ExemplarCharacters.GetLength(0) == 0)
{
combinedCharacters.ExemplarCharacters = parentCharacters.ExemplarCharacters;
}
if (combinedCharacters.AuxiliaryExemplarCharacters == null
|| combinedCharacters.AuxiliaryExemplarCharacters.GetLength(0) == 0)
{
combinedCharacters.AuxiliaryExemplarCharacters = parentCharacters.AuxiliaryExemplarCharacters;
}
if (combinedCharacters.PunctuationExemplarCharacters == null
|| combinedCharacters.PunctuationExemplarCharacters.GetLength(0) == 0)
{
combinedCharacters.PunctuationExemplarCharacters = parentCharacters.PunctuationExemplarCharacters;
}
if (combinedCharacters.IndexExemplarCharacters == null
|| combinedCharacters.IndexExemplarCharacters.GetLength(0) == 0)
{
combinedCharacters.IndexExemplarCharacters = parentCharacters.IndexExemplarCharacters;
}
if (combinedCharacters.FinalEllipsis == null)
{
combinedCharacters.FinalEllipsis = parentCharacters.FinalEllipsis;
}
if (combinedCharacters.InitialEllipsis == null)
{
combinedCharacters.InitialEllipsis = parentCharacters.InitialEllipsis;
}
if (combinedCharacters.MedialEllipsis == null)
{
combinedCharacters.MedialEllipsis = parentCharacters.MedialEllipsis;
}
if (combinedCharacters.MoreInformation == null)
{
combinedCharacters.MoreInformation = parentCharacters.MoreInformation;
}
return combinedCharacters;
}