/// <summary>
/// Creates a type descriptor for the specified type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type.</param>
/// <returns>An instance of type descriptor.</returns>
protected virtual ITypeDescriptor Create(Type type)
{
ObjectDescriptor descriptor;
// The order of the descriptors here is important
if (PrimitiveDescriptor.IsPrimitive(type))
{
descriptor = new PrimitiveDescriptor(attributeRegistry, type, namingConvention);
}
else if (DictionaryDescriptor.IsDictionary(type)) // resolve dictionary before collections, as they are also collections
{
// IDictionary
descriptor = new DictionaryDescriptor(attributeRegistry, type, emitDefaultValues, respectPrivateSetters, namingConvention);
}
else if (CollectionDescriptor.IsCollection(type))
{
// ICollection
descriptor = new CollectionDescriptor(attributeRegistry, type, emitDefaultValues, respectPrivateSetters, namingConvention);
}
else if (type.IsArray)
{
// array[]
descriptor = new ArrayDescriptor(attributeRegistry, type, namingConvention);
}
else if (NullableDescriptor.IsNullable(type))
{
descriptor = new NullableDescriptor(attributeRegistry, type, namingConvention);
}
else
{
// standard object (class or value type)
descriptor = new ObjectDescriptor(attributeRegistry, type, emitDefaultValues, respectPrivateSetters, namingConvention);
}
// Initialize the descriptor
descriptor.Initialize();
return(descriptor);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a type descriptor for the specified type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type.</param>
/// <returns>An instance of type descriptor.</returns>
protected virtual ITypeDescriptor Create(Type type)
{
ITypeDescriptor descriptor;
// The order of the descriptors here is important
if (PrimitiveDescriptor.IsPrimitive(type))
{
descriptor = new PrimitiveDescriptor(attributeRegistry, type);
}
else if (DictionaryDescriptor.IsDictionary(type)) // resolve dictionary before collections, as they are also collections
{
// IDictionary
descriptor = new DictionaryDescriptor(attributeRegistry, type, emitDefaultValues);
}
else if (CollectionDescriptor.IsCollection(type))
{
// ICollection
descriptor = new CollectionDescriptor(attributeRegistry, type, emitDefaultValues);
}
else if (type.IsArray)
{
// array[]
descriptor = new ArrayDescriptor(attributeRegistry, type);
}
else if (NullableDescriptor.IsNullable(type))
{
descriptor = new NullableDescriptor(attributeRegistry, type);
}
else
{
// standard object (class or value type)
descriptor = new ObjectDescriptor(attributeRegistry, type, emitDefaultValues);
}
return descriptor;
}