/// <summary>
/// Constructor for the <c>CompositeMap</c> object. This will
/// create a converter that is capable of writing map objects to
/// and from XML. The resulting XML is configured by an annotation
/// such that key values can attributes and values can be inline.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">
/// this is the root context for the serialization
/// </param>
/// <param name="entry">
/// this provides configuration for the resulting XML
/// </param>
/// <param name="type">
/// this is the map type that is to be converted
/// </param>
public CompositeMap(Context context, Entry entry, Type type) {
this.factory = new MapFactory(context, type);
this.value = entry.GetValue(context);
this.key = entry.GetKey(context);
this.style = context.getStyle();
this.entry = entry;
}
/// <summary>
/// This is used to provide a configured empty value used when the
/// annotated value is null. This ensures that XML can be created
/// with required details regardless of whether values are null or
/// not. It also provides a means for sensible default values.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">
/// this is the context object for the serialization
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// this returns the string to use for default values
/// </returns>
public Object GetEmpty(Context context) {
Type map = new ClassType(type);
Factory factory = new MapFactory(context, map);
if(!label.empty()) {
return factory.getInstance();
}
return null;
}