/// <summary>
/// Check if two objects are equal, plus some special checking for KeyValuePairs and ICollections.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Object type.</typeparam>
/// <param name="a">First object.</param>
/// <param name="b">Second object.</param>
/// <returns>true if they are equal, false otherwise.</returns>
public static bool AreEqual <T>(T a, T b)
{
bool aIsNull = ReferenceEquals(a, null), bIsNull = ReferenceEquals(b, null);
if (aIsNull && bIsNull)
{
return(true);
}
if (aIsNull || bIsNull)
{
return(false);
}
if (a.Equals(b))
{
return(true);
}
// check for the special case of KeyValuePair (items of a dictionary)
var aKvp = KeyValuePairHelper.TryExtractKeyValuePair(a);
if (aKvp != null)
{
var bKvp = KeyValuePairHelper.TryExtractKeyValuePair(b);
return(AreEqual(aKvp.Item1, bKvp.Item1) && AreEqual(aKvp.Item2, bKvp.Item2));
}
// one extra check for collections
var aCollection = a as ICollection;
var bCollection = b as ICollection;
if ((aCollection == null) || (bCollection == null))
{
return(false);
}
if (aCollection.Count != bCollection.Count)
{
return(false);
}
var aEnum = aCollection.GetEnumerator();
var bEnum = bCollection.GetEnumerator();
while (aEnum.MoveNext())
{
if (!bEnum.MoveNext())
{
return(false);
}
object aCurrent = aEnum.Current, bCurrent = bEnum.Current;
if (!AreEqual(aCurrent, bCurrent))
{
return(false);
}
}
// all items so far are the same, but does b have one more?
return(!bEnum.MoveNext());
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the hashcode of a single object. If the object is a collection it will make a hashcode of the collection.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="o">Object to make the hashcode for.</param>
/// <returns>A hashcode.</returns>
public static int GetHashCodeForSingleObject(object o)
{
if (ReferenceEquals(o, null))
{
return(0);
}
var oCollection = o as ICollection;
if (oCollection == null)
{
// check for the special case of KeyValuePair (items of a dictionary)
var kvp = KeyValuePairHelper.TryExtractKeyValuePair(o);
if (kvp != null)
{
return(GetHashCodeFor(kvp.Item1, kvp.Item2));
}
return(o.GetHashCode());
}
// make a hash of the items if it is a collection
var oEnum = oCollection.GetEnumerator();
var list = new List <object>();
while (oEnum.MoveNext())
{
list.Add(oEnum.Current);
}
return(GetHashCodeFor(list.ToArray()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the string representation of an object, null if null or [items] if a collection.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="o"></param>
/// <returns>The string representation.</returns>
public static string ToStringForSingleObject(object o)
{
if (ReferenceEquals(o, null))
{
return("null");
}
var oCollection = o as ICollection;
if (oCollection == null)
{
// check for the special case of KeyValuePair (items of a dictionary)
var kvp = KeyValuePairHelper.TryExtractKeyValuePair(o);
if (kvp != null)
{
return("(" + ToStringForSingleObject(kvp.Item1) + ", " + ToStringForSingleObject(kvp.Item2) + ")");
}
return(o.ToString());
}
// make a list of the items if it is a collection
var oEnum = oCollection.GetEnumerator();
var list = new List <object>();
while (oEnum.MoveNext())
{
list.Add(oEnum.Current);
}
var sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.Append("[ ");
// TODO: this could be optimized by not using select and using the append on each object instead
sb.Append(string.Join(", ", list.Select(ToStringForSingleObject)));
sb.Append(" ]");
return(sb.ToString());
}