/// <summary>
/// Retrieves a collection of <see cref="ArgumentInfo"/> gathered from properties in the target <paramref name="type"/>
/// marked with the <see cref="ArgumentAttribute"/><see cref="Attribute"/> along with the short and long names and help text.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The <see cref="Type"/> for which the matching properties are to be retrieived.</param>
/// <param name="caller">Internal parameter used to identify the calling method.</param>
/// <returns>The retrieved collection of <see cref="ArgumentInfo"/>.</returns>
public static IEnumerable <ArgumentInfo> GetArgumentInfo(Type type = null, [CallerMemberName] string caller = default(string))
{
type = type ?? ArgumentsExtensions.GetCallingType(caller);
var retVal = new List <ArgumentInfo>();
foreach (PropertyInfo property in GetArgumentProperties(type).Values.Distinct())
{
CustomAttributeData attribute = property.CustomAttributes.FirstOrDefault(a => a.AttributeType.Name == typeof(ArgumentAttribute).Name);
if (attribute != default(CustomAttributeData))
{
retVal.Add(new ArgumentInfo(
shortName: (char)attribute.ConstructorArguments[0].Value,
longName: (string)attribute.ConstructorArguments[1].Value,
helpText: (string)attribute.ConstructorArguments[2].Value,
property: property));
}
}
return(retVal);
}
/// <summary>
/// Populates the properties in the invoking class marked with the
/// <see cref="ArgumentAttribute"/><see cref="Attribute"/> with the values specified in the list of command line
/// arguments, if present.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="commandLineString">The command line arguments with which the application was started.</param>
/// <param name="clearExistingValues">Whether to clear the properties before populating them. Defaults to true.</param>
/// <param name="caller">Internal parameter used to identify the calling method.</param>
public static void Populate(string commandLineString = default(string), bool clearExistingValues = true, [CallerMemberName] string caller = default(string))
{
var type = ArgumentsExtensions.GetCallingType(caller);
Populate(type, Parse(commandLineString, type), clearExistingValues);
}