/// <summary>
/// Gets a previously registered object by key.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The matching object if any
/// </returns>
/// <param name='key'>
/// Key identifying object
/// </param>
/// <typeparam name='TType'>
/// The type of object to retrieve
/// </typeparam>
public TType GetByKey <TType>(object key)
where TType : SimulationElement
{
SimulationElement objectToRetrieve = null;
foreach (var entry in _registeredElements)
{
if (IsTypeEqualOrSubclass(entry.Key, typeof(TType)))
{
if (entry.Value.TryGetValue(key, out objectToRetrieve))
{
break;
}
}
}
return(objectToRetrieve as TType);
}
/// <summary>
/// Register an object with this context
/// </summary>
public void Register(Type typeToRegister, object objectToRegister)
{
if (!IsTypeEqualOrSubclass(typeToRegister, typeof(SimulationElement)))
{
throw new ArgumentException("typeToRegister");
}
SimulationElement element = objectToRegister as SimulationElement;
Dictionary <object, SimulationElement> elementsByKey = null;
if (!_registeredElements.TryGetValue(typeToRegister, out elementsByKey))
{
elementsByKey = new Dictionary <object, SimulationElement>();
_registeredElements[typeToRegister] = elementsByKey;
}
elementsByKey[element.Key] = element;
}
