public void Add(string dottedItem)
{
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dottedItem))
{
throw new ArgumentException("dottedItem cannot be empty");
}
int index;
if ((index = dottedItem.IndexOf(_splitKey)) < 0)
{
throw new ArgumentException("dottedItem didn't contain " + _splitKey);
}
string key = dottedItem.Substring(0, index), rest = dottedItem.Substring(index + 1);
IndexedTree child;
if (_me.ContainsKey(key))
{
child = _me[key];
}
else
{
child = new IndexedTree(_splitKey);
_me.Add(key, child);
}
if (rest.IndexOf(_splitKey) >= 0)
{
child.Add(rest);
}
else
{
// maybe it can be checked if there is already a value set here or not
// in case there is a warning or error might be more appropriate
child.Value = rest;
}
}
public static void Main()
{
IndexedTree tree = new IndexedTree(".");
tree.Add("Level1.Level2.Level3.Item");
tree.Add("Level1.Level2.Value");
Console.WriteLine(tree["Level1"]["Level2"].Value);
Console.WriteLine(tree["Level1"]["Level2"]["Level3"].Value);
}
