/// <summary>
/// Creates List[Chunk], with regular start and end dates for required intervals. Amount = 0 for all Chunks.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="startDate"></param>
/// <param name="endDate"></param>
/// <param name="interval"></param>
/// <returns>List[Chunk] for required duration, each Chunk covering one interval.</returns>
public List <Chunk> setupDatedChunksForApportionToPeriod(DateTime startDate, DateTime endDate, AppotionmentPeriod interval)
{
///calendar object used for adding days/months/years to start date
System.Globalization.Calendar calendar = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Calendar;
///set up apportionment requirements
List <Chunk> datedChunks = new List <Chunk>();
int periodType = (int)interval;
///i used to keep track of how many Chunks have already been created & adds appropriate no. of intervals to start date.
int i = 0;
///create list of chunks with correct required start dates
do
{
Chunk chunk = new Chunk();
TimeSpan oneDay = new TimeSpan(1, 0, 0); ///one day timespan needed to calculate end dates
switch (periodType)
{
case 1: ///interval is daily
///
chunk.StartDate = calendar.AddDays(startDate, i);
chunk.EndDate = calendar.AddDays(chunk.StartDate, 1);
break;
case 2: ///interval is weekly
///
chunk.StartDate = calendar.AddWeeks(startDate, i);
chunk.EndDate = calendar.AddWeeks(chunk.StartDate, 1);
break;
case 3: ///interval is monthly
///
chunk.StartDate = calendar.AddMonths(startDate, i);
chunk.EndDate = calendar.AddMonths(chunk.StartDate, 1);
break;
case 4: ///interval is quarterly
///
chunk.StartDate = calendar.AddMonths(startDate, 3 * i);
chunk.EndDate = calendar.AddMonths(chunk.StartDate, 3 * 1);
break;
case 5: ///interval is annually
///
chunk.StartDate = calendar.AddYears(startDate, i);
chunk.EndDate = calendar.AddYears(chunk.StartDate, 1);
break;
}
///take on day off each date date to avoid overlapping date ranges
chunk.EndDate = chunk.EndDate.Subtract(oneDay);
datedChunks.Add(chunk);
i++;
} while (datedChunks.ElementAt(i - 1).EndDate <= endDate);
return(datedChunks);
}