private static InformationAttribute GetAttribute(Type type)
{
InformationAttribute[] attributes = (InformationAttribute[])type.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(InformationAttribute), false);
if (attributes.Length == 1)
{
InformationAttribute attrib = attributes[0];
return(attrib);
}
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the tag of the given type, or nothing if no <see cref="InformationAttribute"/> was specified.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static object GetTag(Type type)
{
Assertions.AssertNotNull(type, "type");
InformationAttribute attribute = GetAttribute(type);
if (attribute != null)
{
return(attribute.Tag);
}
return(String.Empty);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the description of the given type, or nothing if no <see cref="InformationAttribute"/> was specified.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string GetDescription(Type type)
{
Assertions.AssertNotNull(type, "type");
InformationAttribute attribute = GetAttribute(type);
if (attribute != null)
{
string res = type.GetResourceString(attribute.Description);
return(res ?? attribute.Description);
}
return(String.Empty);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the display name of the given type, or the type name itself if no <see cref="InformationAttribute"/> was specified.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string GetDisplayName(Type type)
{
Assertions.AssertNotNull(type, "type");
InformationAttribute attribute = GetAttribute(type);
if (attribute != null)
{
string res = type.GetResourceString(attribute.DisplayName);
return(res ?? attribute.DisplayName);
}
return(type.Name);
}
