/// <summary>
/// Parses the specified identifier.
/// the string format is as follows:
/// key1:value1|key2:value2|key3:value3|...
/// IMPORTANT: this method depends on EnumTextAttribute class and
/// hence all IdFields texts have to be used first.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="identifier">The identifier.</param>
/// <returns>
/// A <see cref="PaperBallotIdentifier" /> containing the specified
/// identifier.
/// </returns>
/// <externalUnit/>
/// <revision revisor="dev11" date="12/24/2008" version="1.0.0.0">
/// Member Created
/// </revision>
public static PaperBallotIdentifier Parse(string identifier)
{
PaperBallotIdentifier pbiId = new PaperBallotIdentifier();
string[] pairs = identifier.Split(SepMajor),
pair;
IdField key;
foreach (string strPair in pairs)
{
pair = strPair.Split(SepMinor);
if (pair.Length != 2)
{
continue;
}
try
{
key = (IdField)EnumTextAttribute.GetValue(pair[0]);
pbiId.Set(key, pair[1]);
}
catch (Exception)
{
// simply ignore the exception and drop the current field
// since the field is not supported or is mispelled
}
}
return(pbiId);
}
/// <summary>
/// Clones this instance.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// A clone of the <see cref="PaperBallotIdentifier'" />.
/// </returns>
/// <externalUnit cref="fieldMap"/>
/// <externalUnit cref="KeyValuePair{TKey,TValue}"/>
/// <externalUnit cref="PaperBallotIdentifier"/>
/// <revision revisor="dev11" date="2/25/2009" version="1.0.8.0801">
/// Member Created
/// </revision>
public PaperBallotIdentifier Clone()
{
PaperBallotIdentifier identifier = new PaperBallotIdentifier();
foreach (KeyValuePair <IdField, object> pair in this.fieldMap)
{
identifier.Set(pair.Key, pair.Value);
}
return(identifier);
}