/// <summary>
/// returns string of headers line-printable properties
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
/// <exception cref="InvalidCastException"><paramref /> cannot be cast to the element type of the current <see cref="T:System.Array" />.</exception>
public static string PrintHeadersLine(Type t)
{
var props = FilterPrintable(t);
int propsCount = props.Count;
// headers line
StringBuilder header = new StringBuilder();
object[] headers = new object[propsCount];
bool fillHeadersline = true;
// build headers line
foreach (var x in ForeachExt.WithIndex(props))
{
if (!fillHeadersline)
{
continue;
}
if (x.Index < propsCount && fillHeadersline)
{
// append header placeholder "{0, -4}"
header.Append("{").Append(x.Index).Append(",-4} ");
// set property name
headers.SetValue(x.Value.Name, x.Index);
if (x.IsLast)
{
fillHeadersline = false;
}
}
}
return(string.Format(header.ToString(), headers) + Environment.NewLine);
}
/// <exception><paramref /> cannot be cast to the element type of the current <see cref="T:System.Array" />.</exception>
/// <exception cref="InvalidCastException"><paramref /> cannot be cast to the element type of the current <see cref="T:System.Array" />.</exception>
public string ToStringAsTable()
{
Type t = GetType();
var props = FilterPrintable(t);
props.RemoveAll(p => p.PropertyType.IsClass);
int propsCount = props.Count;
StringBuilder format = new StringBuilder();
object[] values = new object[propsCount];
foreach (var x in ForeachExt.WithIndex(props))
{
PropertyInfo prop = x.Value;
var val = prop.GetValue(this);
var headerLen = prop.Name.Length;
// append value placeholder "{index"
format.Append("{").Append(x.Index);
if (val != null)
{
var enumattr = prop.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(EnumNameAttribute)) as EnumNameAttribute;
// display enum name
val = (enumattr != null) ? enumattr.GetName((int)val) : val;
var formatattr = prop.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(DecimalFormatAttribute)) as DecimalFormatAttribute;
//Console.WriteLine(prop.PropertyType.Name + "=" + prop.PropertyType.FullName);
string propType = prop.PropertyType.Name;
if (propType.Equals("Nullable`1"))
{
if (prop.PropertyType.FullName.Contains("System.Decimal"))
{
propType = "Decimal";
}
if (prop.PropertyType.FullName.Contains("System.DateTime"))
{
propType = "DateTime";
}
}
switch (propType)
{
case "Decimal":
if (formatattr != null)
{
format.Append(",-")
.Append(headerLen)
.Append(":")
.Append(formatattr.format)
.Append("} "); // percent or other decimal formatting
}
else
{
format.Append(",-")
.Append(headerLen)
.Append(":F} "); // other decimals
}
break;
case "DateTime":
format.Append(",-")
.Append(headerLen)
.Append(":d} "); //date
break;
default:
format.Append(",-")
.Append(headerLen)
.Append("} "); // int/string
break;
}
}
else
{
val = novalue;
format.Append(",-")
.Append(headerLen)
.Append("} "); // null value
}
values.SetValue(val, x.Index);
}
if (!values.Any())
{
return("No " + t.Name + " found.");
}
//Console.WriteLine(format);
//values.ToList().ForEach(i => Console.WriteLine(","+i.ToString()));
return(string.Format(format.ToString(), values) + Environment.NewLine);
}