/// <summary>
/// check to see if otherType is among the sub-types,
/// </summary>
/// <param name="otherType"></param>
/// <returns>
/// if otherType is among the sub-types, returns true,
/// otherwise returns false.
/// when othertype is same as the current type, return false.
/// </returns>
internal virtual bool IsBaseTypeOf(EdmType otherType)
{
if (otherType == null)
{
return(false);
}
return(otherType.IsSubtypeOf(this));
}
/// <summary>
/// check if "this" is a subtype of the specified TypeUsage
/// </summary>
/// <param name="typeUsage">The typeUsage to be checked</param>
/// <returns>true if this typeUsage is a subtype of the specified typeUsage</returns>
public bool IsSubtypeOf(TypeUsage typeUsage)
{
if (EdmType == null || typeUsage == null)
{
return(false);
}
return(EdmType.IsSubtypeOf(typeUsage.EdmType));
}
/// <summary>
/// determines if subType EdmType is a sub-type of superType EdmType.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="subEdmType"></param>
/// <param name="superEdmType"></param>
/// <returns>true if subType is a sub-type of superType, false otherwise</returns>
internal static bool IsSubTypeOf(EdmType subEdmType, EdmType superEdmType)
{
return subEdmType.IsSubtypeOf(superEdmType);
}
/// <summary>
/// check to see if otherType is among the sub-types,
/// </summary>
/// <param name="otherType"></param>
/// <returns>
/// if otherType is among the sub-types, returns true,
/// otherwise returns false.
/// when othertype is same as the current type, return false.
/// </returns>
internal virtual bool IsBaseTypeOf(EdmType otherType)
{
if (otherType == null)
return false;
return otherType.IsSubtypeOf(this);
}
/// <summary>
/// determines if subType EdmType is a sub-type of superType EdmType.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="subEdmType"></param>
/// <param name="superEdmType"></param>
/// <returns>true if subType is a sub-type of superType, false otherwise</returns>
internal static bool IsSubTypeOf(EdmType subEdmType, EdmType superEdmType)
{
return(subEdmType.IsSubtypeOf(superEdmType));
}