/// <summary>
/// Creates DictionaryData filled by entries in the IDictionary.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Its behavior is decided by FromDictionary method, depending on how it's
/// implemented by inheritors.
/// </remarks>
public static DictionaryData CreateDictionaryData(IDictionary dict)
{
//every dictionary must have type information
//if not, exception should be thrown
DictionaryDataType t = (DictionaryDataType)dict[DictionaryData.DataTypeKey];
//This is supposed to be a derived class
DictionaryData d = PrepareDictionaryData(t);
d.FromDictionary(dict);
return(d);
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts the enum value of a DictionaryData type to a class type.
/// </summary>
public static Type GetDataType(DictionaryDataType type)
{
switch(type) {
case DictionaryDataType.FingerprintedData:
return typeof(FingerprintedData);
case DictionaryDataType.FragmentableData:
return typeof(FragmentableData);
case DictionaryDataType.Regular:
return typeof(RegularData);
case DictionaryDataType.FragmentationInfo:
return typeof(FragmentationInfo);
case DictionaryDataType.BTPeerEntry:
return typeof(PeerEntry);
default:
return typeof(object);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts the enum value of a DictionaryData type to a class type.
/// </summary>
public static Type GetDataType(DictionaryDataType type)
{
switch (type)
{
case DictionaryDataType.FingerprintedData:
return(typeof(FingerprintedData));
case DictionaryDataType.FragmentableData:
return(typeof(FragmentableData));
case DictionaryDataType.Regular:
return(typeof(RegularData));
case DictionaryDataType.FragmentationInfo:
return(typeof(FragmentationInfo));
case DictionaryDataType.BTPeerEntry:
return(typeof(PeerEntry));
default:
return(typeof(object));
}
}
/**
* Creates an <b>empty</b> DictionaryData object with the datatype info.
* @return A reference to the newly created object.
*/
protected static DictionaryData PrepareDictionaryData(DictionaryDataType type)
{
Type t = DictionaryDataUtil.GetDataType(type);
return (DictionaryData)Activator.CreateInstance(t);
}
/**
* Creates an <b>empty</b> DictionaryData object with the datatype info.
* @return A reference to the newly created object.
*/
protected static DictionaryData PrepareDictionaryData(DictionaryDataType type)
{
Type t = DictionaryDataUtil.GetDataType(type);
return((DictionaryData)Activator.CreateInstance(t));
}