/// <summary>
/// Gets the value by the key, adds it if no value was found.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="key"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public TValue GetOrCreate(string key)
{
// Attempt to fetch first
TValue value;
if (this.TryGetValue(key, out value))
{
return(value);
}
// Add and return
value = ReplicatedActivator.CreateInstance <TValue>();
this.Add(key, value);
return(value);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the value by the key, adds if if no value was found.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="key"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public T GetOrCreate <T>(string key)
where T : IReplicated
{
// Attempt to fetch first
IReplicated value;
if (this.TryGetValue(key, out value))
{
return((T)value);
}
// Add and return
value = ReplicatedActivator.CreateInstance <T>();
this.Add(key, value);
return((T)value);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a value that should be used for deserialization.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="reader">The reader to use.</param>
/// <returns>The created value.</returns>
protected virtual TValue ReadValuePrefix(PacketReader reader)
{
return(ReplicatedActivator.CreateInstance <TValue>());
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a value that should be used for deserialization.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The created value.</returns>
protected sealed override IReplicated ReadValuePrefix(PacketReader reader)
{
// Read the identity of the type and create an instance for it
return(ReplicatedActivator.CreateInstance(reader.ReadInt32()));
}
