/// <summary>
/// Returns an ObjectInfo filled with the values of Name, Type, and Assembly.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name"></param>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private ObjectInfo GetObjectInfo(string name, Type type)
{
ObjectInfo oi = new ObjectInfo();
oi.Name = name;
oi.Type = type.FullName;
oi.Assembly = type.Assembly.FullName;
return oi;
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the property attributes of a Property to an XmlNode.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="propertyName"></param>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <param name="node"></param>
private void SetObjectInfoAttributes(String propertyName, Type type, XmlNode node)
{
ObjectInfo objinfo = new ObjectInfo();
GetObjectInfo(propertyName, type);
if (type != null)
{
objinfo = GetObjectInfo(propertyName, type);
}
// Use of a TypeDictionary?
if (usetypedictionary)
{
// TypeDictionary
String typekey = GetTypeKey(type);
XmlAttribute att = node.OwnerDocument.CreateAttribute(taglib.NAME_TAG);
att.Value = objinfo.Name;
node.Attributes.Append(att);
att = node.OwnerDocument.CreateAttribute(taglib.TYPE_TAG);
att.Value = typekey;
node.Attributes.Append(att);
// The assembly will be set, also, but it's always empty.
att = node.OwnerDocument.CreateAttribute(taglib.ASSEMBLY_TAG);
att.Value = "";
node.Attributes.Append(att);
}
else
{
// No TypeDictionary
XmlAttribute att = node.OwnerDocument.CreateAttribute(taglib.NAME_TAG);
att.Value = objinfo.Name;
node.Attributes.Append(att);
att = node.OwnerDocument.CreateAttribute(taglib.TYPE_TAG);
att.Value = objinfo.Type;
node.Attributes.Append(att);
att = node.OwnerDocument.CreateAttribute(taglib.ASSEMBLY_TAG);
att.Value = objinfo.Assembly;
node.Attributes.Append(att);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets an ObjectInfo instance by the attributes of the specified XmlNode.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="node"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private ObjectInfo GetObjectInfo(XmlNode node)
{
ObjectInfo oi = new ObjectInfo();
// If a TypeDictionary is given try to find the Types properties.
if (HasTypeDictionary)
{
String typekey = GetAttributeValue(node, XmlSerializationTag.TYPE);
if (this.typedictionary.ContainsKey(typekey))
{
TypeInfo ti = (TypeInfo)this.typedictionary[typekey];
oi.Type = ti.TypeName;
oi.Assembly = ti.AssemblyName;
}
}
// If a TypeDictionary is given, did we find the necessary information to create an instance?
// If not, try to get information by the Node itself
if(!oi.IsSufficient)
{
oi.Type = GetAttributeValue(node, XmlSerializationTag.TYPE);
oi.Assembly = GetAttributeValue(node, XmlSerializationTag.ASSEMBLY);
}
// Name and Value
oi.Name = GetAttributeValue(node, XmlSerializationTag.NAME);
oi.Value = node.InnerText;
return oi;
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates an instance by the specified ObjectInfo.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="info"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private object CreateInstance(ObjectInfo info)
{
try
{
// Enough information to create an instance?
if (!info.IsSufficient)
{ return null; }
object obj = null;
// Get the Type
Type type = CreateType(info.Assembly, info.Type);
if (type == null)
{
throw new Exception("Assembly or Type not found.");
}
// Ok, we've got the Type, now try to create an instance
// Problem: only parameterless constructors or constructors with one parameter
// which can be converted from String are supported.
// Failure Example:
// string s = new string();
// string s = new string("");
// This cannot be compiled, but the follwing works;
// string s = new string("".ToCharArray());
// The TypeConverter provides a way to instantite objects by non-parameterless
// constructors if they can be converted fro String
try
{
TypeConverter tc = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(type);
if (tc.CanConvertFrom(typeof(string)))
{
obj = tc.ConvertFrom(info.Value);
return obj;
}
}
catch { ; }
obj = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
if (obj == null)
{ throw new Exception("Instance could not be created."); }
return obj;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
string msg = "Creation of an instance failed. Type: " + info.Type + " Assembly: " + info.Assembly + " Cause: " + e.Message;
if (IgnoreCreationErrors)
{
Console.WriteLine(msg);
return null;
}
else
{ throw new Exception(msg, e); }
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates an instance of an Array by the specified ObjectInfo.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="info"></param>
/// <param name="length"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private Array CreateArrayInstance(ObjectInfo info, int length)
{
// The Type name of an array ends with "[]"
// Exclude this to get the real Type
string typename = info.Type.Substring(0, info.Type.Length - 2);
Type t = CreateType(info.Assembly, typename);
Array arr = Array.CreateInstance(t, length);
return arr;
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets an ObjectInfo instance by the attributes of the specified XmlNode.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="node"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private ObjectInfo GetObjectInfo(XmlNode node)
{
ObjectInfo oi = new ObjectInfo();
String typekey = GetAttributeValue(node, taglib.TYPE_TAG);
TypeInfo ti = TranslateTypeByKey(typekey);
if (ti != null)
{
oi.Type = ti.TypeName;
oi.Assembly = ti.AssemblyName;
}
// If a TypeDictionary is given, did we find the necessary information to create an instance?
// If not, try to get information by the Node itself
if (!oi.IsSufficient)
{
oi.Type = GetAttributeValue(node, taglib.TYPE_TAG);
oi.Assembly = GetAttributeValue(node, taglib.ASSEMBLY_TAG);
}
// Name and Value
oi.Name = GetAttributeValue(node, taglib.NAME_TAG);
oi.Value = node.InnerText;
// Binary Constructor
ti = GetBinaryConstructorType(node);
if (ti != null)
{
// Binary constructor info given
oi.ConstructorParamType = ti.TypeName;
oi.ConstructorParamAssembly = ti.AssemblyName;
// Make sure to read the value from the binary data Node (setting oi.Value = node.InnerText as above is a bit dirty)
XmlNode datanode = node.SelectSingleNode(taglib.BINARY_DATA_TAG);
if (datanode != null)
{
oi.Value = datanode.InnerText;
}
else
{
datanode = node.SelectSingleNode(taglib.CONSTRUCTOR_TAG);
if (datanode != null)
{
datanode = datanode.SelectSingleNode(taglib.BINARY_DATA_TAG);
if (datanode != null)
{
oi.Value = datanode.InnerText;
}
}
}
}
return oi;
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates an instance by the specified ObjectInfo.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="info"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private object CreateInstance(ObjectInfo info)
{
try
{
// Enough information to create an instance?
if (!info.IsSufficient)
return null;
object obj = null;
// Get the Type
Type type = CreateType(info.Assembly, info.Type);
if (type == null)
{
throw new Exception("Assembly or Type not found.");
}
// Ok, we've got the Type, now try to create an instance.
// Is there a binary constructor?
if(!String.IsNullOrEmpty(info.ConstructorParamType))
{
Object ctorparam = null;
byte[] barr = null;
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(info.Value))
{
barr = System.Convert.FromBase64String(info.Value);
Type ctorparamtype = CreateType(info.ConstructorParamAssembly, info.ConstructorParamType);
// What type of parameter is needed?
if(typeof(Stream).IsAssignableFrom(ctorparamtype))
{
// Stream
ctorparam = new MemoryStream(barr);
}
else if (typeof(byte[]).IsAssignableFrom(ctorparamtype))
{
// byte[]
ctorparam = barr;
}
}
obj = Activator.CreateInstance(type, new object[] { ctorparam });
return obj;
}
// Until now only properties with binary data support constructors with parameters
// Problem: only parameterless constructors or constructors with one parameter
// which can be converted from String are supported.
// Failure Example:
// string s = new string();
// string s = new string("");
// This cannot be compiled, but the follwing works;
// string s = new string("".ToCharArray());
// The TypeConverter provides a way to instantite objects by non-parameterless
// constructors if they can be converted fro String
try
{
TypeConverter tc = GetConverter(type);
if (tc.CanConvertFrom(typeof(string)))
{
obj = tc.ConvertFrom(info.Value);
return obj;
}
}
catch { ; }
obj = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
if (obj == null)
throw new Exception("Instance could not be created.");
return obj;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
string msg = "Creation of an instance failed. Type: " + info.Type + " Assembly: " + info.Assembly + " Cause: " + e.Message;
if (IgnoreCreationErrors)
{
return null;
}
else
throw new Exception(msg, e);
}
}
