/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="Binder"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="target"> The target object</param>
/// <param name="expression">
/// The expression string.
/// The format of the expression must be one of the following:
/// <list type="number">
/// <item>
/// <term>"."</term>
/// <description>
/// The value will be the DataContext itself.
/// </description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <term>"Foo"</term>
/// <description>
/// The value will be from <code>DataContext.Foo</code>.
/// </description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <term>"Foo[5].Bar"</term>
/// <description>
/// The value will be from <code>DataContext.Foo[5].Bar</code>.
/// </description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <term>"Foo.Bar[\"baz\"].ToBaz()"</term>
/// <description>
/// The value will be from <code>DataContext.Foo.Bar["baz"].ToBaz()</code>.
/// </description>
/// </item>
/// </list>
/// </param>
/// <param name="ignoreOnError">
/// Determines whether missing properties on the context should
/// throw exception or ignore.
/// </param>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"> The expression is empty</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"> expression is null</exception>
public Binder(HierarchicalObject target, string expression, bool ignoreOnError)
{
_target = target;
_ignoreOnError = ignoreOnError;
if (expression == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(expression));
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(expression))
throw new ArgumentException($"the provided {nameof(expression)} is empty.", nameof(expression));
// Trim the expression
Expression = expression.Trim();
// Single dot case
if (Expression == ".")
{
// The contex itself.
Expression = "__";
}
else
{
// Members of context otherwise.
Expression = "__." + Expression;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="BindingExceprtion"/>.
/// </summary>
internal BindingTypeMismatchExceprtion(string message,
Exception innerException,
HierarchicalObject target,
string expression, Type evaluationType, Type propertyType)
: base(message, innerException, target, expression)
{
EvaluationType = evaluationType;
PropertyType = propertyType;
}
/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="BindingExceprtion"/>.
/// </summary>
internal BindingExceprtion(string message,
Exception innerException,
HierarchicalObject target,
string expression)
: base(message, innerException)
{
Target = target;
Expression = expression;
}
