public object ConvertValueByPropertyType(string propertyName, object value)
{
String alias = _schema.NameToAlias(propertyName);
// try to find by name if no alias is defined
if (alias == null)
{
alias = propertyName;
}
CustomPropertyInfoHelper propertyInfo = _schema.CustomProperties.FirstOrDefault(prop => prop.Name == alias);
if (propertyInfo == null)
{
return(null);
}
if (ValidateValueType(value, propertyInfo._type))
{
return(value);
}
object convertedValue = value;
if (!ValidateValueType(value, propertyInfo._type))
{
convertedValue = Helper.ConvertValue(value, propertyInfo.Field.Type);
}
return(convertedValue);
}
public bool SetPropertyValue(string propertyName, object value)
{
String alias = _schema.NameToAlias(propertyName);
// try to find by name if no alias is defined
if (alias == null)
{
alias = propertyName;
}
CustomPropertyInfoHelper propertyInfo = _schema.CustomProperties.FirstOrDefault(prop => prop.Name == alias);
if (propertyInfo == null)
{
return(false);
}
// allow adding types on the fly
//if (propertyInfo == null || !_customPropertyValues.ContainsKey(alias))
// throw new Exception("There is no property with the name " + alias);
object convertedValue = value;
if (!ValidateValueType(value, propertyInfo._type))
{
convertedValue = Helper.ConvertValue(value, propertyInfo.Field.Type);
}
if (!_valuesDictionary.ContainsKey(alias))
{
// allow adding types on the fly
ItemAttribute newValue = new ItemAttribute(alias, convertedValue);
_valuesDictionary.Add(alias, newValue);
_valuesCollection.Add(newValue);
RaisePropertyChanged(alias);
}
else
{
ItemAttribute currentValue = _valuesDictionary[alias];
if (currentValue.Value != (object)value) //TODO - consider comparing by ToString() values instead
{
currentValue.Value = convertedValue;
RaisePropertyChanged(alias);
}
}
return(true);
}