/// <summary>
/// Returns the MetaType for the specified Type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The Type to provide the MetaType for.</param>
/// <returns>The constructed MetaType.</returns>
public static MetaType GetMetaType(Type type)
{
Debug.Assert(!TypeUtility.IsPredefinedType(type), "Should never attempt to create a MetaType for a base type.");
MetaType metaType = null;
if (!MetaTypes.TryGetValue(type, out metaType))
{
metaType = new MetaType(type);
MetaTypes[type] = metaType;
}
return(metaType);
}
/// <summary>Returns a list of meta variations of a specific item</summary>
/// <param name="typeId">The type ID to get the variations of</param>
/// <returns>A List(Of Integer) containing the typeIDs of the variations</returns>
public static List <int> GetVariationsForItem(int typeId)
{
// Fetch the parent item ID for this item
int parentTypeId = typeId;
MetaType metaType;
if (MetaTypes.TryGetValue(typeId, out metaType))
{
parentTypeId = metaType.ParentId;
}
// Fetch all items with this same parent ID
List <int> itemIDs = (from mt in MetaTypes.Values where mt.ParentId == parentTypeId select mt.Id).ToList();
// Add the current item if it is the parent item
if (itemIDs.Contains(parentTypeId) == false)
{
itemIDs.Add(parentTypeId);
}
return(itemIDs);
}