/// <summary> Reads a property value (value type or reference) from the string. </summary>
/// <remarks> If AInstance and AMember are null, than fixups will not be performed for references. </remarks>
private object AttributeToValue(string tempValue, Type type, object instance, MemberInfo member)
{
if (IsValueType(type)) // value types (strings are effectively a value type)
{
return(ReflectionUtility.StringToValue(tempValue, type));
}
else if (type.IsSubclassOf(typeof(Delegate)))
{
throw new BOPException(BOPException.Codes.DelegatesNotSupported); // TODO: Read delegates
}
else
{
// reference type, try a type converter, then assume it is a reference to another object in the tree
// Attempt to load the reference using a value converter, maybe it's not a name but a converted value
var converter = Persistence.GetTypeConverter(type);
if (converter != null)
{
return(converter.ConvertFromString(tempValue));
}
else
{
return(GetReference(tempValue, instance, member));
}
}
}
/// <summary> Determines an attribute string for the given instance reference. </summary>
private string ReferenceToString(object tempValue, out bool reference)
{
reference = true;
if (tempValue == null)
{
return(String.Empty);
}
else
{
Type type = tempValue.GetType();
PublishNameAttribute attribute = ((PublishNameAttribute)ReflectionUtility.GetAttribute(type, typeof(PublishNameAttribute)));
if (attribute != null)
{
return((string)ReflectionUtility.GetMemberValue(ReflectionUtility.FindSimpleMember(type, attribute.MemberName), tempValue));
}
else
{
var converter = Persistence.GetTypeConverter(type);
if (converter != null)
{
reference = false;
return(converter.ConvertToString(tempValue));
}
}
return(String.Empty);
}
}