/// <summary>
/// A formatter implementation that resolves a <see cref="IDictionary"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="hierarchy">The hierarchy to parse.</param>
/// <param name="valueTypes">The value types that forms a <see cref="KeyValuePair{TKey,TValue}"/>.</param>
/// <returns>A <see cref="IDictionary"/> with <see cref="KeyValuePair{TKey,TValue}"/> of <paramref name="valueTypes"/> from the specified <paramref name="hierarchy"/>.</returns>
public static IDictionary UseDictionary(this IHierarchy <DataPair> hierarchy, Type[] valueTypes)
{
var items = hierarchy.Find(h => h.Instance.Name == EnumerableElementName && h.Depth == 1).SelectMany(h => h.GetChildren()).ToList();
var dic = typeof(Dictionary <,>).MakeGenericType(valueTypes);
var dicInstance = Activator.CreateInstance(dic);
var addMethod = dic.GetMethod("Add");
foreach (var item in items.ParseDictionaryItem(valueTypes))
{
addMethod.Invoke(dicInstance, new[] { item.Key, item.Value });
}
return(dicInstance as IDictionary);
}
/// <summary>
/// A formatter implementation that resolves a <see cref="ICollection"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="hierarchy">The hierarchy to parse.</param>
/// <param name="valueType">The type of the objects in the collection.</param>
/// <returns>A <see cref="ICollection"/> of <paramref name="valueType"/> from the specified <paramref name="hierarchy"/>.</returns>
public static ICollection UseCollection(this IHierarchy <DataPair> hierarchy, Type valueType)
{
var items = hierarchy.Find(h => h.Instance.Name == EnumerableElementName && h.Depth == 1).SelectMany(h => h.GetChildren()).ToList();
var list = typeof(List <>).MakeGenericType(valueType);
var listInstance = Activator.CreateInstance(list);
var addMethod = list.GetMethod("Add");
foreach (var item in items.ParseCollectionItem(valueType))
{
addMethod.Invoke(listInstance, new[] { item });
}
return(listInstance as ICollection);
}
