/// <summary>
/// Returns an existing unbound ClientProperty with the corresponding name
/// or creates a new one if not found.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name"></param>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <param name="readOnly">
/// null means we don't care and want to get back the existing property if any.
/// if none is available, a read/write property is then returned.
/// </param>
/// <returns></returns>
public WoopsaClientProperty GetProperty(string name, WoopsaValueType type, bool?readOnly = null)
{
WoopsaProperty result = Properties.ByNameOrNull(name);
if (result != null)
{
if (result.Type != type)
{
throw new Exception(string.Format(
"A property with then name '{0}' exists, but with the type {1} instead of {2}",
name, result.Type, type));
}
else if (readOnly != null && result.IsReadOnly != readOnly)
{
throw new Exception(string.Format(
"A property with then name '{0}' exists, but with the readonly flag {1} instead of {2}",
name, result.IsReadOnly, readOnly));
}
else if (!(result is WoopsaClientProperty))
{
throw new Exception(string.Format(
"A property with then name '{0}' exists, but it is not of the type WoopsaClientProperty", name));
}
else
{
return(result as WoopsaClientProperty);
}
}
else
{
return(base.CreateProperty(name, type, readOnly ?? true));
}
}
internal void Add(WoopsaProperty item)
{
if (_properties.ByNameOrNull(item.Name) != null)
{
throw new WoopsaException("Tried to add a property with duplicate name '" + item.Name + "' to WoopsaObject '" + Name + "'");
}
_properties.Add(item);
}
internal void Remove(WoopsaProperty item)
{
_properties.Remove(item);
}
