/// <summary>
/// Gets the key from an object.
/// If the key isn't unique and the property allows for key generation, a unique key is generated.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="target"></param>
/// <param name="root"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private static string GetKeyFromObject(IAggregate target, object root)
{
string key = null;
int lastkey = 0;
string[] property = target.Properties;
int generatedProperty = -1;
bool generationPossible = true;
while (generationPossible)
{
key = null;
lastkey++;
generationPossible = false;
for (int i = 0; i < property.Length; i++)
{
if ((Boolean) MetaInfo.GetAttributeDefault (target.Source.GetType(), property[i], "XmlKey", false))
{
object KeyObject = target.GetValue(property[i]);
if ((KeyObject != null) && (!KeyObject.ToString().Trim().Equals("")))
{
key += KeyObject.ToString() + ";";
}
else if ((Boolean) MetaInfo.GetAttributeDefault (target.Source.GetType(), property[i], "XmlAllowGeneration", true))
{
generationPossible = true;
generatedProperty = i;
key += lastkey + ";";
}
}
}
if (key != null)
{
key += target.Source.GetType().FullName;
object registeredObject = XmlFile.GetRegisteredTarget(root, key);
if ((registeredObject == null) || (registeredObject == target))
{
if (generatedProperty != -1)
{
Type PropertyType = target.GetType(property[generatedProperty]);
if (PropertyType.Equals(typeof(string)))
{
target.SetValue(property[generatedProperty], Convert.ToString(lastkey));
}
else if (PropertyType.Equals(typeof(Int16)) || PropertyType.Equals(typeof(Int32)) || PropertyType.Equals(typeof(Int64)))
{
target.SetValue(property[generatedProperty], lastkey);
}
}
return key;
}
}
}
return key;
}
