// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Create an instance of a the 'Instance' class based on the
/// Node type passed in information. Then populate the instance based
/// on the child XML nodes.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Node"></param>
/// <param name="Parent"></param>
/// <param name="ParentInstance"></param>
/// <param name="HostComponent"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
private Instance CreateInstance(XmlNode Node,
XmlNode Parent,
Instance ParentInstance,
ApsimComponent ParentComponent)
{
Type ClassType = GetTypeOfChild(Node, ParentInstance);
if (ClassType == null)
{
throw new Exception("Cannot find a class called: " + Node.Name);
}
object Model = Activator.CreateInstance(ClassType);
Instance CreatedInstance;
if (Model.GetType().IsSubclassOf(typeof(Instance)))
{
CreatedInstance = (Instance)Model;
}
else
{
CreatedInstance = new Instance(Model);
}
//if (CreatedInstance.GetType().IsSubclassOf(typeof(DerivedInstance)))
//{
// ((DerivedInstance)CreatedInstance).Initialise(Node, ParentInstance, ParentComponent);
//}
if (CreatedInstance != null)
{
CreatedInstance.Initialise(XmlHelper.Name(Node), ParentInstance, ParentComponent);
GetAllProperties(CreatedInstance, Parent);
GetAllEventHandlers(CreatedInstance);
GetAllEvents(CreatedInstance);
PopulateParams(CreatedInstance, Node, ParentComponent);
}
else
{
throw new Exception("Class " + Node.Name + " must be derived from the \"Instance\" class");
}
return(CreatedInstance);
}
