/// <summary>
/// Function to read a view file and handle aliases, using: namespace on the fly replacement
/// </summary>
/// <param name="filePath">the path of the file to read</param>
/// <returns>root xml element</returns>
public XmlElement Read(string filePath)
{
Stack <XmlElement> elements = new Stack <XmlElement>();
XmlElement current = null;
using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(filePath))
{
bool continueWithoutRead = false;
while (continueWithoutRead || reader.Read())
{
continueWithoutRead = false;
if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element)
{
bool isAutoClose = reader.IsEmptyElement;
string elementName;
string namespacePrefix = "";
//no xml namespace
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(reader.NamespaceURI))
{
elementName = reader.Name;
if (_aliases.ContainsKey(elementName))
{
elementName = _aliases[elementName];
}
}
else if (ParsingHelper.IsUsingUri(reader.NamespaceURI))
{
elementName = string.Format("{0}.{1}", ParsingHelper.GetUsingNamespace(reader.NamespaceURI), reader.LocalName);
}
else
{
namespacePrefix = reader.Prefix;
elementName = reader.LocalName;
}
XmlElement childElement = new XmlElement
{
NamespaceName = namespacePrefix,
LocalName = elementName,
};
if (current != null)
{
current.Children.Add(childElement);
if (!isAutoClose)
{
elements.Push(current);
}
}
if (reader.HasAttributes)
{
reader.MoveToFirstAttribute();
do
{
if (reader.Prefix != "xmlns" || !ParsingHelper.IsUsingUri(reader.Value))
{
childElement.Attributes.Add(new XmlAttribute
{
NamespaceUri = reader.NamespaceURI,
FullName = reader.Name,
Value = reader.Value
});
}
} while (reader.MoveToNextAttribute());
}
reader.Read();
continueWithoutRead = !reader.HasValue;
if (!isAutoClose)
{
current = childElement;
}
}
else if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.EndElement)
{
if (elements.Any())
{
current = elements.Pop();
}
}
}
}
return(current);
}