/// <summary>
/// Returns a string representation of the array suitable for human visualisation
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a"></param>
/// <param name="prefix"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string AsciiArt(Array a, string prefix = "")
{
var sb = new StringBuilder();
for (var i = 0; i < a.Length; i++)
{
sb.Append(prefix + " [" + i + "] - ");
//if run out of values in dictionary 1
object val = a.GetValue(i) ?? "Null";
if (DictionaryHelperMethods.IsDictionary(val))
{
sb.AppendLine(string.Format("\r\n {0}",
DictionaryHelperMethods.AsciiArt((IDictionary)val, prefix + "\t")));
}
else if (val is Array)
{
sb.AppendLine(string.Format("\r\n {0}", AsciiArt((Array)val, prefix + "\t")));
}
else
{
sb.AppendLine(val.ToString());
}
}
return(sb.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns true if <paramref name="a"/> and <paramref name="b"/> are Equal or are collections (<see cref="Array"/> / <see cref="IDictionary"/>) with equal
/// elements (includes recursion support for nested collections e.g. arrays of arrays).
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a"></param>
/// <param name="b"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool FlexibleEquals(object a, object b)
{
if (a == null || b == null)
{
return(a == b);
}
//types are different so most likely we are not equipped to deal with this problem let a decide if it is equal or not
if (a.GetType() != b.GetType())
{
return(a.Equals(b));
}
//if they are both dictionaries
if (DictionaryHelperMethods.IsDictionary(a) && DictionaryHelperMethods.IsDictionary(b))
{
//and they are dictionary equals
return(DictionaryHelperMethods.DictionaryEquals((IDictionary)a, (IDictionary)b));
}
//if they are both arrays
if (a is Array)
{
return(ArrayHelperMethods.ArrayEquals((Array)a, (Array)b));
}
//they are not dictionaries or arrays
return(Equals(a, b));
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a string representation of both arrays highlighting differences in array elements
/// </summary>
/// <param name="a"></param>
/// <param name="b"></param>
/// <param name="prefix"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string AsciiArt(Array a, Array b, string prefix = "")
{
var sb = new StringBuilder();
for (var i = 0; i < Math.Max(a.Length, b.Length); i++)
{
sb.Append(prefix + " [" + i + "] - ");
//if run out of values in dictionary 1
if (i > a.Length)
{
sb.AppendLine(string.Format(" \t <NULL> \t {0}", b.GetValue(i)));
}
//if run out of values in dictionary 2
else if (i > b.Length)
{
sb.AppendLine(string.Format(" \t {0} \t <NULL>", a.GetValue(i)));
}
else
{
object val1 = a.GetValue(i);
object val2 = b.GetValue(i);
if (DictionaryHelperMethods.IsDictionary(val1) && DictionaryHelperMethods.IsDictionary(val2))
{
sb.Append(string.Format("\r\n {0}",
DictionaryHelperMethods.AsciiArt((IDictionary)val1,
(IDictionary)val2, prefix + "\t")));
}
else
if (val1 is Array && val2 is Array)
{
sb.Append(string.Format("\r\n {0}",
AsciiArt((Array)val1,
(Array)val2, prefix + "\t")));
}
else
{
//if we haven't outrun of either array
sb.AppendLine(string.Format(" \t {0} \t {1} {2}",
val1,
val2,
FlexibleEquality.FlexibleEquals(val1, val2) ? "" : "<DIFF>"));
}
}
}
return(sb.ToString());
}
