//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// <summary>
/// Generates a representation of the list using the trace
/// string rather than ToString for all list objects. Each
/// element in the list will be separated by the specified
/// separator string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="l">the list</param>
/// <param name="sep">the object separator</param>
/// <returns>a object representing the contents of the
/// list</returns>
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
public static object Trace(IList l, string sep)
{
TraceMessage msg = new TraceMessage("[");
int i = 0;
int count = l.Count;
foreach (object elem in l)
{
msg.Append(elem);
if (++i < count)
{
msg.Append(sep);
}
}
msg.Append("]");
return(msg);
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// <summary>
/// This overloaded method takes the object separator
/// string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="m">the dictionary</param>
/// <returns>a object representing the contents of the
/// dictionary</returns>
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
public static object Trace(IDictionary m, String sep)
{
TraceMessage buf = new TraceMessage("{ ");
int i = 0;
int count = m.Keys.Count;
foreach (object key in m.Keys)
{
if (key is string)
{
buf.Append("'");
buf.Append(key);
buf.Append("'");
}
else
{
buf.Append(key);
}
buf.Append(": ");
object val = m[key];
if (val is string)
{
buf.Append("'");
buf.Append(val);
buf.Append("'");
}
else
{
buf.Append(val);
}
if (++i < count)
{
buf.Append(sep);
}
}
buf.Append(" }");
return(buf);
}
