/// <summary>
/// Refresh cached data.
/// </summary>
private static void RefreshCache()
{
lock (_unknownTaxon)
{
_unknownTaxon.Clear();
}
TaxonNameTypes = null;
TaxonNameUseTypes = null;
TaxonTypes = null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Get all taxon type objects.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>All taxon types.</returns>
public static TaxonTypeList GetTaxonTypes()
{
TaxonTypeList taxonTypes = null;
for (Int32 getAttempts = 0; (taxonTypes.IsNull()) && (getAttempts < 3); getAttempts++)
{
LoadTaxonTypes();
taxonTypes = TaxonTypes;
}
return(taxonTypes);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get taxon types from web service.
/// </summary>
private static void LoadTaxonTypes()
{
TaxonTypeList taxonTypes;
if (TaxonTypes.IsNull())
{
// Get data from web service.
taxonTypes = new TaxonTypeList();
foreach (WebTaxonType webTaxonType in WebServiceClient.GetTaxonTypes())
{
taxonTypes.Add(new TaxonType(webTaxonType.Id,
webTaxonType.Name,
webTaxonType.SortOrder));
}
TaxonTypes = taxonTypes;
}
}
