/// <summary>
/// Creates a new instance of <see cref="ObjectPropertyDict{TKey, TVal}"/>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">the property name</param>
/// <param name="token">the token information</param>
/// <param name="property">The PropertyInfo object for this instance</param>
/// <param name="owner">the ConFileObject that owns this property instance</param>
public ObjectPropertyDict(string name, Token token, PropertyInfo property, ConFileObject owner)
{
Name = name;
Token = token;
Property = property;
Owner = owner;
Items = new Dictionary <TKey, ObjectProperty <TKey, TVal> >();
}
/// <summary>
/// Using reflection, this method creates a new instance of the <typeparamref name="T"/>
/// type, and returns it.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">A type of <see cref="ObjectProperty"/></typeparam>
/// <param name="property">The <see cref="ConFileObject"/> property info</param>
/// <param name="owner">The <see cref="ConFileObject"/> that owns this property</param>
/// <param name="token"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T Create <T>(PropertyInfo property, ConFileObject owner, Token token) where T : ObjectProperty
{
// If the Custom attribute exists, we add it to the Mapping
Attribute attribute = Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(property, typeof(PropertyName));
if (attribute == null)
{
throw new Exception($"Internal property \"{property.Name}\" does not contain a PropertyName attribute!");
}
// Get our constructor
PropertyName fieldAttr = attribute as PropertyName;
return((T)Activator.CreateInstance(
typeof(T),
new object[] { fieldAttr.Names[0], token, property, owner }
));
}
