/// <summary>
/// Compares two values of the specified AttributeType
/// </summary>
/// <param name="actualValue">The value to test</param>
/// <param name="expectedValue">The expected value</param>
/// <param name="valueOperator">The operator to use</param>
/// <param name="type">The data type of the values to compare</param>
/// <returns>True if the values are the same</returns>
public static bool Compare(object actualValue, object expectedValue, ValueOperator valueOperator, AttributeType type)
{
return(ComparisonEngine.Compare(actualValue, expectedValue, valueOperator, type.ToExtendedAttributeType()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets a value indicating if the specified ValueOperator is compatible with the specified AttributeType
/// </summary>
/// <param name="op">The ValueOperator to compare</param>
/// <param name="type">The AttributeType to compare</param>
/// <returns>True if the specified ValueOperator is usable with the specified AttributeType, otherwise false is returned</returns>
public static bool IsAllowedOperator(ValueOperator op, AttributeType type)
{
return(ComparisonEngine.IsAllowedOperator(op, type.ToExtendedAttributeType()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the value operators that are allowed to be used with the specified AttributeType
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type of attribute to obtain the allowed operators for</param>
/// <returns>An enumeration of ValueOperators</returns>
public static IEnumerable <ValueOperator> GetAllowedValueOperators(AttributeType type)
{
return(ComparisonEngine.GetAllowedValueOperators(type.ToExtendedAttributeType()));
}