/// <summary>
/// Converts the entry into an xelement.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="entry">The entry.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static XElement ToXElement(this KeyValuePair <string, object> entry)
{
var element = new XElement("entry");
element.SetAttributeValue("key", entry.Key);
if (entry.Value is IDictionary <string, object> )
{
var asDictionary = (IDictionary <string, object>)entry.Value;
element.AddFirst(ToXElement(asDictionary));
}
else if (entry.Value == null)
{
}
else if (entry.Value.GetType().IsBuiltinDataType())
{
element.SetAttributeValue("type", entry.Value.GetType().FullName);
element.SetValue(entry.Value);
}
else
{
element.SetAttributeValue("type", entry.Value.GetType().FullName);
element.AddFirst(new XCData(SerializationFabric.Serialize(entry.Value)));
}
return(element);
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts the element into a key value pair.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element">The element.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static KeyValuePair <string, object> ToKeyValuePair(this XElement element)
{
var key = element.Attribute("key");
if (key == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("element missing required attribute \"key\"");
}
var type = element.Attribute("type");
if (type != null)
{
var typePath = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies();
var trueType = TypeHelper.ResolveType(type.Value, typePath, true);
if (trueType.IsBuiltinDataType())
{
var primitiveValue = Convert.ChangeType(element.Value, trueType);
return(new KeyValuePair <string, object>(key.Value, primitiveValue));
}
var complexData = element.Nodes().OfType <XCData>().FirstOrDefault();
if (complexData == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("element missing CDATA");
}
var complexDataValue = complexData.Value as string;
if (complexDataValue == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("element contains malformed CDATA");
}
return(new KeyValuePair <string, object>(
key.Value, SerializationFabric.Deserialize(trueType, complexDataValue)));
}
var dictionary = ToDictionary(element.Element("dictionary"));
return(new KeyValuePair <string, object>(key.Value, dictionary));
}