/// <summary>
/// Ordinals for properties defined on base class take precedence
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
protected IEnumerable <PropertyInfo> getHelpMethodsSorted(ParamsObject inputParams)
{
//Sort
List <PropertyInfo> helpMethods = inputParams.GetType().GetProperties()
.Where(p => p.PropertyType.IsAssignableFrom(
typeof(String)) &&
p.GetCustomAttribute <HelpTextAttribute>() != null)
.OrderBy(s => s.GetCustomAttribute <HelpTextAttribute>().Ordinal)
.ToList();
//base class props don't move in ordinal
IEnumerable <PropertyInfo> baseClassMethods = inputParams.GetType().BaseType.GetProperties()
.Where(p => p.PropertyType.IsAssignableFrom(
typeof(String)) &&
p.GetCustomAttribute <HelpTextAttribute>() != null);
foreach (PropertyInfo pi in baseClassMethods)
{
//find pi in helpMethods
//remove it, then place it in its correct position
HelpTextAttribute attr = pi.GetCustomAttribute <HelpTextAttribute>();
PropertyInfo helpMethodPi = helpMethods.Where(p => p.Name == pi.Name).FirstOrDefault();
bool success = helpMethods.Remove(helpMethodPi);
helpMethods.Insert(attr.Ordinal, helpMethodPi);
}
return(helpMethods);
}
protected IEnumerable <SwitchAttribute> getOrderedSwitches(ParamsObject inputParams)
{
IEnumerable <SwitchAttribute> allAttrs =
inputParams.GetType().GetProperties()
.Where(pi => pi.GetCustomAttribute <SwitchAttribute>() != null)
.Select(pi => pi.GetCustomAttribute <SwitchAttribute>());
IEnumerable <SwitchAttribute> withOrdinals = allAttrs.Where(sa => sa.DefaultOrdinal != null).OrderBy(sa => sa.DefaultOrdinal);
IEnumerable <SwitchAttribute> noOrdinals = allAttrs.Where(sa => sa.DefaultOrdinal == null);
return(withOrdinals.Concat(noOrdinals));
}
private void GetAvailableSwitchProperties()
{
_availableSwitchProps = new List <SwitchParameterEntity>();
foreach (PropertyInfo _pi in _paramsObject.GetType().GetProperties())
{
SwitchAttribute _attr = _pi.GetCustomAttribute <SwitchAttribute>();
if (_attr != null)
{
_availableSwitchProps.Add(new SwitchParameterEntity {
SwitchProperty = _pi, SwitchAttribute = _attr
});
}
}
}