/// <summary>
/// This helper method can be used to set a new time zone in the passed date/time property without
/// modifying the date/time value.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dateProp">The date/time property to check</param>
/// <param name="vTimeZone">The new time zone component to use</param>
/// <remarks>If the property's current time zone ID does not match the one in the new time zone, it is
/// updated with the new ID. The date/time value is not changed.</remarks>
protected static void SetPropertyTimeZone(BaseDateTimeProperty dateProp, VTimeZone vTimeZone)
{
if(dateProp != null && (vTimeZone == null || dateProp.TimeZoneId != vTimeZone.TimeZoneId.Value))
{
// If the time zone is null, just clear the time zone ID
if(vTimeZone == null)
dateProp.TimeZoneId = null;
else
dateProp.TimeZoneId = vTimeZone.TimeZoneId.Value;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This helper method can be used to update a time zone ID in the passed date/time property
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dateProp">The date/time property to check</param>
/// <param name="oldId">The old ID being replaced</param>
/// <param name="newId">The new ID to use</param>
/// <remarks>If the property's current time zone ID matches the old ID, it is replaced with the new ID</remarks>
protected static void UpdatePropertyTimeZoneId(BaseDateTimeProperty dateProp, string oldId, string newId)
{
if(dateProp != null && dateProp.TimeZoneId == oldId)
dateProp.TimeZoneId = newId;
}
/// <summary>
/// This helper method can be used to apply a new time zone to the passed date/time property
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dateProp">The date/time property to check</param>
/// <param name="vTimeZone">The new time zone component to use</param>
/// <remarks>If the property's current time zone ID does not match the one in the new time zone, it is
/// updated with the new ID and the date/time is adjusted to the new time zone.</remarks>
protected static void ApplyPropertyTimeZone(BaseDateTimeProperty dateProp, VTimeZone vTimeZone)
{
if(dateProp != null && (vTimeZone == null || dateProp.TimeZoneId != vTimeZone.TimeZoneId.Value))
{
// If the time zone is null, just clear the time zone ID
if(vTimeZone == null)
{
dateProp.TimeZoneId = null;
return;
}
DateTimeInstance dti = VCalendar.TimeZoneToTimeZone(dateProp.TimeZoneDateTime, dateProp.TimeZoneId,
vTimeZone.TimeZoneId.Value);
dateProp.TimeZoneDateTime = dti.StartDateTime;
dateProp.TimeZoneId = vTimeZone.TimeZoneId.Value;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// This helper method can be used to add a time zone ID to the string collection when one is used on the
/// passed property.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dateProp">The date/time property to check.</param>
/// <param name="timeZoneIds">The string collection to which the time zone ID is added if there is one on
/// the date/time property and it is not already in the collection.</param>
/// <remarks>If the date/time property has no time zone ID or if it is set to <see cref="DateTime.MinValue"/>,
/// the collection is not modified.</remarks>
protected static void AddTimeZoneIfUsed(BaseDateTimeProperty dateProp, StringCollection timeZoneIds)
{
if(dateProp != null && dateProp.TimeZoneDateTime != DateTime.MinValue)
{
string tzId = dateProp.TimeZoneId;
if(tzId != null && !timeZoneIds.Contains(tzId))
timeZoneIds.Add(tzId);
}
}