public virtual Element serializeNode(TreeElement instanceNode) { Element e = new Element(); //don't set anything on this element yet, as it might get overwritten //don't serialize template nodes or non-relevant nodes if ((respectRelevance && !instanceNode.isRelevant()) || instanceNode.Mult == TreeReference.INDEX_TEMPLATE) { return(null); } if (instanceNode.Value != null) { System.Object serializedAnswer = serializer.serializeAnswerData(instanceNode.Value, instanceNode.DataType); if (serializedAnswer is Element) { e = (Element)serializedAnswer; } else if (serializedAnswer is System.String) { e = new Element(); e.addChild(Node.TEXT, (System.String)serializedAnswer); } else { //UPGRADE_TODO: The equivalent in .NET for method 'java.lang.Object.toString' may return a different value. "ms-help://MS.VSCC.v80/dv_commoner/local/redirect.htm?index='!DefaultContextWindowIndex'&keyword='jlca1043'" throw new System.SystemException("Can't handle serialized output for" + instanceNode.Value.ToString() + ", " + serializedAnswer); } if (serializer.containsExternalData(instanceNode.Value)) { IDataPointer[] pointer = serializer.retrieveExternalDataPointer(instanceNode.Value); for (int i = 0; i < pointer.Length; ++i) { dataPointers.Add(pointer[i]); } } } else { //make sure all children of the same tag name are written en bloc System.Collections.ArrayList childNames = System.Collections.ArrayList.Synchronized(new System.Collections.ArrayList(10)); for (int i = 0; i < instanceNode.NumChildren; i++) { System.String childName = instanceNode.getChildAt(i).Name; if (!childNames.Contains(childName)) { childNames.Add(childName); } } for (int i = 0; i < childNames.Count; i++) { System.String childName = (System.String)childNames[i]; int mult = instanceNode.getChildMultiplicity(childName); for (int j = 0; j < mult; j++) { Element child = serializeNode(instanceNode.getChild(childName, j)); if (child != null) { e.addChild(Node.ELEMENT, child); } } } } e.setName(instanceNode.Name); // add hard-coded attributes for (int i = 0; i < instanceNode.AttributeCount; i++) { System.String namespace_Renamed = instanceNode.getAttributeNamespace(i); System.String name = instanceNode.getAttributeName(i); System.String val = instanceNode.getAttributeValue(i); // is it legal for getAttributeValue() to return null? playing it safe for now and assuming yes if (val == null) { val = ""; } e.setAttribute(namespace_Renamed, name, val); } if (instanceNode.Namespace != null) { e.setNamespace(instanceNode.Namespace); } return(e); }