/// <summary>
/// Serializes the properties an Object and appends them to the specified XmlNode.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <param name="parent"></param>
protected void SerializeProperties(object obj, XmlNode parent)
{
if (TypeInfo.IsCollection(obj.GetType()))
{
SetCollectionItems(obj, (ICollection)obj, parent);
}
else
{
XmlElement node = parent.OwnerDocument.CreateElement(_taglib.PROPERTIES_TAG);
SetProperties(obj, node);
parent.AppendChild(node);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Reads the properties of the specified node and sets them an the parent object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parent"></param>
/// <param name="node"></param>
/// <remarks>
/// This is the central method which is called recursivly!
/// </remarks>
protected object GetProperties(object parent, XmlNode node)
{
if (parent == null)
{
return(parent);
}
// Get the properties
XmlNodeList nl = node.SelectNodes(taglib.PROPERTIES_TAG + "/" + taglib.PROPERTY_TAG);
// Properties found?
if (nl == null || nl.Count == 0)
{
// No properties found... perhaps a collection?
if (TypeInfo.IsCollection(parent.GetType()))
{
SetCollectionValues((ICollection)parent, node);
}
else
{
// Nothing to do here
return(parent);
}
}
// Loop the properties found
foreach (XmlNode prop in nl)
{
// Collect the nodes type information about the property to deserialize
ObjectInfo oi = GetObjectInfo(prop);
// Enough info?
if (oi.IsSufficient && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(oi.Name))
{
object obj = null;
// Create an instance, but note: arrays always need the size for instantiation
if (TypeInfo.IsArray(oi.Type))
{
int c = GetArrayLength(prop);
obj = CreateArrayInstance(oi, c);
}
else
{
obj = CreateInstance(oi);
}
// Process the property's properties (recursive call of this method)
if (obj != null)
{
obj = GetProperties(obj, prop);
}
// Setting the instance (or null) as the property's value
PropertyInfo pi = parent.GetType().GetProperty(oi.Name);
if (obj != null && pi != null)
{
pi.SetValue(parent, obj, null);
}
}
}
var identifyible = parent as IEntityClass;
if (identifyible != null)
{
var list = GetIdentifyibleTypeList(identifyible.GetType());
if (!list.ContainsKey(identifyible.Id))
{
list.Add(identifyible.Id, identifyible);
return(list[identifyible.Id]);
}
return(list[identifyible.Id]);
}
return(parent);
}
protected void SetCollectionItems(object obj, ICollection value, XmlNode parent)
{
// Validating the parameters
if (obj == null || value == null || parent == null)
{
return;
}
try
{
ICollection coll = value;
XmlElement collnode = parent.OwnerDocument.CreateElement(_taglib.ITEMS_TAG);
parent.AppendChild(collnode);
int cnt = 0;
// What kind of Collection?
if (TypeInfo.IsDictionary(coll.GetType()))
{
// IDictionary
var dict = (IDictionary)coll;
IDictionaryEnumerator de = dict.GetEnumerator();
while (de.MoveNext())
{
XmlElement itemnode = parent.OwnerDocument.CreateElement(_taglib.ITEM_TAG);
collnode.AppendChild(itemnode);
object curr = de.Current;
XmlElement propsnode = parent.OwnerDocument.CreateElement(_taglib.PROPERTIES_TAG);
itemnode.AppendChild(propsnode);
SetProperties(curr, propsnode);
}
}
else
{
// Everything else
IEnumerator ie = coll.GetEnumerator();
while (ie.MoveNext())
{
object obj2 = ie.Current;
XmlElement itemnode = parent.OwnerDocument.CreateElement(_taglib.ITEM_TAG);
if (obj2 != null)
{
SetObjectInfoAttributes(null, obj2.GetType(), itemnode);
}
else
{
SetObjectInfoAttributes(null, null, itemnode);
}
itemnode.Attributes[_taglib.NAME_TAG].Value = "" + cnt;
cnt++;
collnode.AppendChild(itemnode);
if (obj2 == null)
{
continue;
}
Type pt = obj2.GetType();
if (TypeInfo.IsCollection(pt))
{
SetCollectionItems(obj, (ICollection)obj2, itemnode);
}
else
{
SetXmlElementFromBasicPropertyValue(itemnode, pt, obj2, parent);
} // IsCollection?
} // Loop collection
} // IsDictionary?
}
catch (Exception exc)
{
if (!IgnoreSerialisationErrors)
{
throw exc;
}
else
{
// perhaps logging
}
}
}
protected void SetProperty(object obj, object value, PropertyInfo pi, XmlNode parent)
{
// object val = value; ??
try
{
// Empty values are ignored (no need to restore null references or empty Strings)
if (value == null || value.Equals(""))
{
return;
}
// Get the Type
//Type pt = pi.PropertyType;
Type pt = value.GetType();
// Check whether this property can be serialized and deserialized
if (CheckPropertyHasToBeSerialized(pi) && (pt.IsSerializable || IgnoreSerializableAttribute) &&
(pi.CanWrite) && ((pt.IsPublic) || (pt.IsEnum)))
{
XmlElement prop = parent.OwnerDocument.CreateElement(_taglib.PROPERTY_TAG);
SetObjectInfoAttributes(pi.Name, pt, prop);
// Try to find a constructor for binary data.
// If found remember the parameter's Type.
Type binctortype = TypeInfo.GetBinaryConstructorType(pt);
if (binctortype != null) // a binary contructor was found
{
/*
* b. Trying to handle binary data
*/
SerializeBinaryObject(pi.GetValue(obj, null), binctortype, prop);
}
else if (TypeInfo.IsCollection(pt))
{
/*
* a. Collections ask for a specific handling
*/
SetCollectionItems(obj, (ICollection)value, prop);
}
else
{
/*
* c. "normal" classes
*/
SetXmlElementFromBasicPropertyValue(prop, pt, value, parent);
}
// Append the property node to the paren XmlNode
parent.AppendChild(prop);
}
}
catch (Exception exc)
{
if (!IgnoreSerialisationErrors)
{
throw exc;
}
else
{
// perhaps logging
}
}
}