/// <summary>
/// Combine combines a child with a parent as necessary and returns the combined object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="combinedMessages">The child object</param>
/// <param name="parentMessages">The parent object</param>
/// <returns>The combined object</returns>
public static MessageSet Combine(MessageSet combinedMessages, MessageSet parentMessages)
{
if (combinedMessages == null && parentMessages == null)
{
return(null);
}
else if (combinedMessages == null)
{
return((MessageSet)parentMessages.Clone());
}
else if (parentMessages == null)
{
return(combinedMessages);
}
if (parentMessages.Messages != null)
{
List <Message> combinedMessagesList = new List <Message>(combinedMessages.Messages);
foreach (Message parentMessage in parentMessages.Messages)
{
if (!(from m in combinedMessages.Messages
where m.Id == parentMessage.Id
select m).Any())
{
combinedMessagesList.Add(parentMessage);
}
}
combinedMessages.Messages = combinedMessagesList.ToArray();
}
return(combinedMessages);
}
/// <summary>
/// Combine combines a child with a parent as necessary and returns the combined object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="combinedMessages">The child object</param>
/// <param name="parentMessages">The parent object</param>
/// <returns>The combined object</returns>
public static MessageSet Combine(MessageSet combinedMessages, MessageSet parentMessages)
{
if (combinedMessages == null && parentMessages == null)
{
return null;
}
else if (combinedMessages == null)
{
return (MessageSet)parentMessages.Clone();
}
else if (parentMessages == null)
{
return combinedMessages;
}
List<Message> combinedMessagesList = new List<Message>(combinedMessages.Messages);
foreach (Message parentMessage in parentMessages.Messages)
{
if (!(from m in combinedMessages.Messages
where m.Id == parentMessage.Id
select m).Any())
{
combinedMessagesList.Add(parentMessage);
}
}
combinedMessages.Messages = combinedMessagesList.ToArray();
return combinedMessages;
}