/// <summary>
/// Builds an entity instance of the given type out of the given anonymous object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="entityType">The metadata type information for the entity</param>
/// <param name="anonymous">The data as an anonymous type</param>
/// <returns>An entity instance with the given values</returns>
public EntityInstance EntityInstance(EntityType entityType, object anonymous)
{
ExceptionUtilities.CheckArgumentNotNull(entityType, "entityType");
EntityInstance instance = new EntityInstance(entityType.FullName, anonymous == null);
if (entityType.GetBaseTypesAndSelf().Any(t => t.HasStream()))
{
instance.AsMediaLinkEntry();
}
// TODO: id?
if (anonymous != null)
{
this.PopulatePropertiesFromObject(instance, entityType.AllProperties, anonymous);
// TODO: populate navigation properties
}
return instance;
}
/// <summary>
/// Constructs an entity with the given property values
/// </summary>
/// <param name="entityType">The metadata for the entity type</param>
/// <param name="namedValues">The property values. Keys are expected to be '.' delimited property paths.</param>
/// <returns>An entity instance with the given values</returns>
public EntityInstance EntityInstance(EntityType entityType, IEnumerable<NamedValue> namedValues)
{
ExceptionUtilities.CheckArgumentNotNull(entityType, "entityType");
EntityInstance instance = new EntityInstance(entityType.FullName, namedValues == null);
if (entityType.GetBaseTypesAndSelf().Any(t => t.HasStream()))
{
instance.AsMediaLinkEntry();
}
if (namedValues != null)
{
this.PopulatePropertiesFromPaths(instance, entityType.AllProperties, null, namedValues);
// TODO: populate navigation properties
}
return instance;
}