/// <summary>
/// Attempts to set the fields value.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">new value of the field</param>
/// <exception cref="MetadataSystemException">Field type mismatch.</exception>
/// <exception cref="MetadataSystemException">Field not found.</exception>
public void SetFieldValue(string fieldName, object value)
{
Type type = value.GetType();
int index = Array.IndexOf <string>(indices, fieldName);
if (index != -1)
{
MetadataField field = fields[index];
if (field.TypeOfValue == type)
{
field.SetValue(value);
}
else
{
// Field type mismatch.
throw MetadataSystemException.TypeMismatch(name, fieldName, type, field.TypeOfValue);
}
}
else
{
// Field not found.
throw MetadataSystemException.FieldNotFound(name, fieldName);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Attempts to read a field value from this object.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">type of the field</typeparam>
/// <param name="fieldName">name of the field</param>
/// <returns>fields value</returns>
/// <exception cref="MetadataSystemException">Field type mismatch.</exception>
/// <exception cref="MetadataSystemException">Field not found.</exception>
public T GetFieldValue <T>(string fieldName)
{
Type type = typeof(T);
int index = Array.IndexOf <string>(indices, fieldName);
if (index != -1)
{
MetadataField field = fields[index];
if (field.TypeOfValue == type)
{
return(field.GetValue <T>());
}
// Field type mismatch.
throw MetadataSystemException.TypeMismatch(name, fieldName, type, field.TypeOfValue);
}
// Field not found.
throw MetadataSystemException.FieldNotFound(name, fieldName);
}