/// <summary>
/// EXPENSIVE! Uses reflection to build a cache item of information about the type and its fields
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">the type to reflect on</param>
/// <returns>collection of field information</returns>
private static IEnumerable <FieldPersistenceInfo> ReflectFields(Type type)
{
List <FieldPersistenceInfo> toReturn = new List <FieldPersistenceInfo>();
foreach (
FieldInfo reflectedFieldInfo in
type.GetTypeInfo().GetFields(
BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly))
{
FieldPersistenceInfo info = new FieldPersistenceInfo(reflectedFieldInfo);
// only fields with known location need to be persisted
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(info.Location))
{
toReturn.Add(info);
}
}
return(toReturn);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns all IFieldPersistenceInfo objects in the bucket, in the order in which they are initially stored in the bucket
/// </summary>
/// <returns>requested objects in an array</returns>
public IFieldPersistenceInfo[] GetAllFieldPersistenceInfoObjects()
{
IFieldPersistenceInfo[] toReturn = new FieldPersistenceInfo[_fieldPersistenceInfos.Count];
for (int i = 0; i < _fieldPersistenceInfosPerIndex.Count; i++)
{
toReturn[i] = (IFieldPersistenceInfo)_fieldPersistenceInfosPerIndex.GetByIndex(i);
}
return toReturn;
}
