/// <summary>
/// Make a clone of the current instance.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public GenericConfigEntry Clone()
{
// get list of public fields
Type myType = this.GetType();
FieldInfo[] myField = myType.GetFields();
// a new copy for the clone
GenericConfigEntry newCopy = (GenericConfigEntry)Activator.CreateInstance(myType);
// copy values on those with missing values
foreach (var field in myField)
{
string name = field.Name;
string value = (string)myType.GetField(name).GetValue(this);
myType.GetField(name).SetValue(newCopy, value);
}
return(newCopy);
}
/// <summary>
/// Add missing values from mergeFrom to this.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="mergeFrom"></param>
public GenericConfigEntry Merge(GenericConfigEntry mergeFrom, bool overwrite = false)
{
// get list of public fields
Type myType = mergeFrom.GetType();
FieldInfo[] myField = myType.GetFields();
// copy values on those with missing values
foreach (var field in myField)
{
string name = field.Name;
string from = (string)myType.GetField(name).GetValue(mergeFrom);
string to = (string)myType.GetField(name).GetValue(this);
if (to == null || (overwrite && from != null))
{
myType.GetField(name).SetValue(this, from);
}
}
return(this);
}
