void ActivateAttributes() //?? lock was used, why?
{
if (_context.Stopping != null && _context.Stopping(null))
{
//! ensure at least dummy, a caller expects not null
_attributes = _emptyAttributes;
return;
}
if (_attributes != null)
{
return;
}
if (_target is ValueType || _target is string) //rvk "Linear types". Perhaps we need more.
{
// no attributes or children
_attributes = _emptyAttributes;
_elements.Target = _emptyElements;
}
else if (_target is SuperFile)
{
ActivateSuperFileAttributes();
}
else if (_target is IDictionary) //! before ICollection
{
ActivateDictionary();
}
else if (_target is ICollection) //! after IDictionary
{
ActivateCollection();
}
else
{
ActivateSimple();
}
}
