/// <summary>
/// A static utility method to find a child data object in the given object by the specified
/// dot-delimited path to the child object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj">The parent object to find the child object in.</param>
/// <param name="childPath">A dot-delimited path to the child object.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static IDataObject FindChildObject(DataObject obj, string childPath)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(childPath) || obj == null) return obj;
int idx = childPath.IndexOf(".");
if (idx < 0) return obj.GetChildObject(childPath);
DataObject child = obj.GetChildObject(childPath.Substring(0, idx)) as DataObject;
return FindChildObject(child, childPath.Substring(idx + 1));
}
/// <summary>
/// A static utility method to find a child data object in the given object by the specified
/// dot-delimited path to the child object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj">The parent object to find the child object in.</param>
/// <param name="childPath">A dot-delimited path to the child object.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static DataObject FindChildObject(DataObject obj, string childPath)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(childPath) || obj == null)
{
return(obj);
}
int idx = childPath.IndexOf(".");
if (idx < 0)
{
return(obj.GetChildObject(childPath));
}
DataObject child = obj.GetChildObject(childPath.Substring(0, idx));
return(FindChildObject(child, childPath.Substring(idx + 1)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Perform a deep copy of the state from another data object (presumably of the same type).
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj">The object to copy the state from.</param>
public virtual void CopyFrom(DataObject obj)
{
DataObject dObj = obj as DataObject;
if (dObj == null)
{
return;
}
foreach (DataProperty p in properties.Values)
{
p.CopyFrom(dObj[p.Name]);
}
foreach (string chName in childObjects.Keys)
{
childObjects[chName].CopyFrom(dObj.GetChildObject(chName));
}
}
