private static T CreateObject <T>(DomNodeType domNodeType, XmlNode annotation, string attribute)
where T : class
{
string typeName = GetAnnotation(annotation, attribute);
string paramString = string.Empty;
if (typeName != null)
{
// check for params
int colonIndex = typeName.IndexOf(':');
if (colonIndex >= 0)
{
int paramsIndex = colonIndex + 1;
paramString = typeName.Substring(paramsIndex, typeName.Length - paramsIndex);
typeName = typeName.Substring(0, colonIndex);
}
// create object from type name
Type objectType = System.Type.GetType(typeName);
if (objectType == null)
{
throw new AnnotationException("Couldn't find type " + typeName);
}
// initialize with params
object obj = Activator.CreateInstance(objectType);
IAnnotatedParams annotatedObj = obj as IAnnotatedParams;
if (annotatedObj != null)
{
string[] parameters;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(paramString))
{
parameters = paramString.Split(',');
}
else
{
parameters = TryGetEnumeration(domNodeType, annotation);
}
if (parameters != null)
{
annotatedObj.Initialize(parameters);
}
}
if (!(obj is T))
{
throw new AnnotationException("Object must be " + typeof(T));
}
return((T)obj);
}
else
{
return(null);
}
}
// This code came from Sce.Atf.Dom.PropertyDescriptor.
private object CreateObject(string typeName)
{
string paramString = string.Empty;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(typeName))
{
// check for params
int colonIndex = typeName.IndexOf(':');
if (colonIndex >= 0)
{
int paramsIndex = colonIndex + 1;
paramString = typeName.Substring(paramsIndex, typeName.Length - paramsIndex);
typeName = typeName.Substring(0, colonIndex);
}
// create object from type name
Type objectType = Type.GetType(typeName);
if (objectType == null)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Couldn't find type " + typeName);
}
// initialize with params
object obj = Activator.CreateInstance(objectType);
IAnnotatedParams annotatedObj = obj as IAnnotatedParams;
if (annotatedObj != null)
{
string[] parameters = null;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(paramString))
{
parameters = paramString.Split(',');
}
//else
// parameters = TryGetEnumeration(domNodeType, annotation);
if (parameters != null)
{
annotatedObj.Initialize(parameters);
}
}
return(obj);
}
else
{
return(null);
}
}
