/// <summary>
/// Serializes a value depdening on its type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj">An object.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string SerializeValue(object obj)
{
try
{
if (obj is string)
{
return(SerializeString(obj as string));
}
else if (obj is string[])
{
// string + language
string[] array = obj as string[];
return(SerializeTranslatedString(array[0], array[1]));
}
else if (obj is Tuple <string, CultureInfo> )
{
// string + language
Tuple <string, CultureInfo> array = obj as Tuple <string, CultureInfo>;
return(SerializeTranslatedString(array.Item1, array.Item2.Name));
}
else if (obj is Tuple <string, string> )
{
// string + language
Tuple <string, string> array = obj as Tuple <string, string>;
return(SerializeTranslatedString(array.Item1, array.Item2));
}
else if (obj is Uri || typeof(Uri).IsSubclassOf(obj.GetType()))
{
return(SerializeUri(obj as Uri));
}
else if (obj.GetType().GetInterface("IResource") != null)
{
return(SerializeUri((obj as IResource).Uri));
}
else if (obj.GetType().GetInterface("IModel") != null)
{
return(SerializeUri((obj as IModel).Uri));
}
else
{
return(SerializeTypedLiteral(obj, XsdTypeMapper.GetXsdTypeUri(obj.GetType())));
}
}
catch
{
string msg = string.Format("No serializer availabe for object of type {0}.", obj.GetType());
throw new ArgumentException(msg);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Serializes a typed literal.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj">A value.</param>
/// <param name="typeUri">A type URI.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string SerializeTypedLiteral(object obj, Uri typeUri)
{
return(string.Format("'{0}'^^<{1}>", XsdTypeMapper.SerializeObject(obj), typeUri));
}