Example #1
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            public void DummyMethod()
            {
                CompositeBuilderInfo <MyComposite> cbi = null;
                CompositeBuilder cb = null;

                {
                    #region CompositeCreationCode6
                    // 'cbi' is of type CompositeBuilderInfo<MyComposite>
                    MyComposite prototype = cbi.Prototype();
                    prototype.MyProperty = "InitialValue";
                    MyComposite instance = cbi.Instantiate();
                    // 'instance' and 'prototype' now reference to same object,
                    // but setting instance.MyProperty to null will fail.
                    #endregion
                }

                {
                    #region CompositeCreationCode7
                    // 'cb' is of type CompositeBuilder
                    MyComposite prototype = cb.Prototype <MyComposite>();
                    // Alternatively, prototype could be acquired this way:
                    MyComposite prototype2 = (MyComposite)cb.PrototypeFor(typeof(MyComposite));
                    // 'prototype' and 'prototype2' reference to same object
                    prototype.MyProperty = "InitialValue";
                    MyComposite instance = cb.Instantiate <MyComposite>();
                    // 'instance, 'prototype' and 'prototype2' all reference
                    // to the same object.
                    // Setting instance.MyProperty to null will fail.
                    #endregion
                }
            }
Example #2
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 /// <summary>
 /// Helper method to easily invoke <see cref="CompositeBuilder.PrototypeFor(Type)"/> method when type is known at compile-time.
 /// </summary>
 /// <typeparam name="TComposite">The type of the composite.</typeparam>
 /// <param name="builder">The <see cref="CompositeBuilder"/>.</param>
 /// <returns>The return value of <see cref="CompositeBuilder.PrototypeFor(Type)"/> casted to <typeparamref name="TComposite"/>.</returns>
 public static TComposite Prototype <TComposite>(this CompositeBuilder builder)
 {
     return((TComposite)builder.PrototypeFor(typeof(TComposite)));
 }