/// <summary>
/// Creates a typed object that is a direct child of the iCalendar itself. Generally,
/// you would invoke this method to create an Event, Todo, Journal, TimeZone, FreeBusy,
/// or other base component type.
/// </summary>
/// <example>
/// To create an event, use the following:
/// <code>
/// iCalendar iCal = new iCalendar();
///
/// Event evt = iCal.Create<Event>();
/// </code>
///
/// This creates the event, and adds it to the Events list of the iCalendar.
/// </example>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of object to create</typeparam>
/// <returns>An object of the type specified</returns>
public T Create <T>()
{
if (m_ComponentBaseCreate == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Create() cannot be called without a valid ComponentBase Create() method attached");
}
// Create a dummy object with a null parent
iCalObject obj = null;
object t = Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T), obj);
if (t is iCalObject)
{
iCalObject ico = (iCalObject)t;
// Create the type of object that we're looking for...
iCalObject resultObject = m_ComponentBaseCreate.Invoke(null, new object[] { this, ico.Name }) as iCalObject;
resultObject.CreateInitialize();
return((T)(object)resultObject);
}
else
{
return(default(T));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a typed object that is a direct child of the iCalendar itself. Generally,
/// you would invoke this method to create an Event, Todo, Journal, TimeZone, FreeBusy,
/// or other base component type.
/// </summary>
/// <example>
/// To create an event, use the following:
/// <code>
/// iCalendar iCal = new iCalendar();
///
/// Event evt = iCal.Create<Event>();
/// </code>
///
/// This creates the event, and adds it to the Events list of the iCalendar.
/// </example>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of object to create</typeparam>
/// <returns>An object of the type specified</returns>
public T Create <T>() where T : iCalObject
{
if (m_ComponentBaseCreate == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Create() cannot be called without a valid ComponentBase Create() method attached");
}
ConstructorInfo ci = typeof(T).GetConstructor(new Type[] { typeof(iCalObject) });
if (ci != null)
{
// Create a dummy object with a null parent
iCalObject ico = ci.Invoke(new object[] { null }) as iCalObject;
if (ico != null)
{
iCalObject resultObject = m_ComponentBaseCreate.Invoke(null, new object[] { this, ico.Name }) as iCalObject;
resultObject.CreateInitialize();
return((T)(object)resultObject);
}
}
return(default(T));
}