// Set a parameter value
public bool SetParameterValue(string pName, string pVal)
{
var ret = false;
foreach (FieldInfo fi in this.GetType().GetFields())
{
foreach (Attribute attr in Attribute.GetCustomAttributes(fi))
{
ConfigParam cp = attr as ConfigParam;
if (cp != null)
{
if (cp.name == pName)
{
fi.SetValue(this, ParamBlock.ConvertToObj(cp.valueType, pVal));
ret = true;
break;
}
}
}
if (ret)
{
break;
}
}
return(ret);
}
// Store the value for the parameter.
// If we accept the value as a good value for the parameter, return 1 else 0.
// A 'good value' is one that does not start with '-' or is not after a boolean parameter.
// Return the number of parameters to advance the parameter line. That means, return
// a zero of we didn't used the next parameter and a 1 if the next parameter
// was used as a value so don't consider it the next parameter.
private int AddCommandLineParameter(string pParm, string val)
{
// System.Console.WriteLine(String.Format("AddCommandLineParameter: parm={0}, val={1}", pParm, val));
int ret = 1; // start off assuming the next token is the value we're setting
string parm = pParm.ToLower();
// Strip leading hyphens
while (parm[0] == '-')
{
parm = parm.Substring(1);
}
// If the boolean parameter starts with "no", turn it off rather than on.
string positiveAssertion = "true";
if (parm.Length > 2 && parm[0] == 'n' && parm[1] == 'o')
{
string maybeParm = parm.Substring(2);
if (TryGetParameterInfo(parm, out ConfigParam bcp, out FieldInfo bfi))
{
if (bcp.valueType == typeof(Boolean))
{
// The parameter without the 'no' exists and is a boolean
positiveAssertion = "false";
parm = maybeParm;
}
}
}
// If the next token starts with a parameter mark, it's not really a value
if (val == null)
{
ret = 0; // the next token is not used here to set the value
}
else
{
if (val[0] == '-')
{
val = null; // don't use the next token as a value
ret = 0; // the next token is not used here to set the value
}
}
if (TryGetParameterInfo(parm, out ConfigParam cp, out FieldInfo fi))
{
// If the parameter is a boolean type and the next value is not a parameter,
// don't try to take up the next value.
// This handles boolean flags.
// If there is a value next (val != null) and that value is not the
// values 'true' or 'false' or 't' or 'f', then ignore the next value
// as not belonging to this flag. THis allows (and the logic above)
// allows:
// "--flag --otherFlag ...",
// "--flag something ...",
// "--flag true --otherFlag ...",
// "--noflag --otherflag ...",
// etc
if (cp.valueType == typeof(Boolean))
{
if (val != null)
{
string valL = val.ToLower();
if (valL != "true" && valL != "t" && valL != "false" && valL != "f")
{
// The value is not associated with this boolean so ignore it
val = null; // don't use the val token
ret = 0; // the next token is not used here to set the value
}
}
if (val == null)
{
// If the value is assumed, use the value based on the optional 'no'
val = positiveAssertion;
}
}
// Set the named parameter to the passed value
fi.SetValue(this, ParamBlock.ConvertToObj(cp.valueType, val));
}