/// <summary>
/// Creates an instance of an Immutable.
/// </summary>
public Immutable()
{
if (DelegateCache <T> .FactoryDelegate == null)
{
DelegateCache <T> .FactoryDelegate = DelegateBuilder.BuildFactory <T>();
}
_self = DelegateCache <T> .FactoryDelegate();
}
/// <summary>
/// Modifies and returns a copy of the modified Immutable.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TValue">The type of the value to set.</typeparam>
/// <param name="assignment">An action that assigns a new value to the immutable.</param>
/// <returns>A new modified Immutable instance.</returns>
public Immutable<T> Modify(Action<T> assignment)
{
if (DelegateCache<T>.CloneDelegate == null)
{
DelegateCache<T>.CloneDelegate = DelegateBuilder.BuildCloner<T>();
}
var immutable = new Immutable<T>();
immutable._self = DelegateCache<T>.CloneDelegate(immutable._self, _self);
assignment(immutable._self);
return immutable;
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new instance of an Immutable using a stuffed enclosed type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="self">The instance to create the Immutable from.</param>
/// <returns>A new Immutable with a cloned enclosed instance.</returns>
public static Immutable <T> Create(T self)
{
if (DelegateCache <T> .CloneDelegate == null)
{
DelegateCache <T> .CloneDelegate = DelegateBuilder.BuildCloner <T>();
}
if (DelegateCache <T> .FactoryDelegate == null)
{
DelegateCache <T> .FactoryDelegate = DelegateBuilder.BuildFactory <T>();
}
return(new Immutable <T>(DelegateCache <T> .CloneDelegate(DelegateCache <T> .FactoryDelegate(), self)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Clones an enclosed immutable type.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A copy of the enclosed type.</returns>
private T Clone()
{
if (DelegateCache <T> .FactoryDelegate == null)
{
DelegateCache <T> .FactoryDelegate = DelegateBuilder.BuildFactory <T>();
}
var newItem = DelegateCache <T> .FactoryDelegate();
if (DelegateCache <T> .CloneDelegate == null)
{
DelegateCache <T> .CloneDelegate = DelegateBuilder.BuildCloner <T>();
}
return(DelegateCache <T> .CloneDelegate(newItem, _self));
}