/// <summary>
/// Converts 'dotNetObj' to 'Vector' Magic type
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dotNetObj"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static string convertDotNetToVector(object dotNetObj)
{
String retObject = "";
Type dotNetType = dotNetObj.GetType();
if (dotNetType.IsArray)
{
Array arrObj = (Array)dotNetObj;
Type arrCellType = arrObj.GetType().GetElementType();
StorageAttribute vecCellType = getDefaultVecCellTypeForDotNet(arrCellType);
if (vecCellType != StorageAttribute.NONE)
{
VectorType vector;
String[] magicVals = new String[arrObj.Length];
long maxLength = 0;
// convert each element of array into magic equivalent and store it in temp string array.
for (int idx = 0; idx < arrObj.Length; idx++)
{
magicVals[idx] = convertDotNetToMagic(arrObj.GetValue(idx), vecCellType);
// evaluate max length
if (magicVals[idx].Length > maxLength)
{
maxLength = magicVals[idx].Length;
}
}
if (vecCellType == StorageAttribute.BLOB)
{
maxLength = 28; // length for a blob is always 28
}
// find cellContentType and create a vector
char cellContentType = BlobType.CONTENT_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
if (vecCellType == StorageAttribute.BLOB && magicVals.Length > 0)
{
cellContentType = BlobType.getContentType(magicVals[0]);
}
vector = new VectorType(vecCellType, cellContentType, "", true, true, maxLength);
// set the temp string array into vector
for (int idx = 0; idx < arrObj.Length; idx++)
{
vector.setVecCell(idx + 1, magicVals[idx], false);
}
// get the flattened string
retObject = vector.ToString();
}
}
return(retObject);
}