} //end constructor
public bool AddDerivedData(data_item data, int ordinal)
{
foreach (column c in this.items)
{
//we cant update an ordinal that already exists...
if (c.index == ordinal)
{
return(false);
}
}
//ok we got herer, the column doesnt exist. lets add it.
column new_data_column = new column(data.value, this.config, ordinal);
this.items.Add(new_data_column);
return(true);
}
public column(string data, table_config config, int index)
{
this.index = index;
this.config = config;
//this.items = new items();
string[] column_elements = data.Split(config.array_delimiter);
//loop through the elements
int element_index = 0;
column_definition column_def = config.columns.get_column_by_ordinal(index);
if (column_def == null)
{
// if we have no column. its because it wasnt defined. so add a default name based on index
// then set it to derived and arry type, the least restrictive
bool new_col_results = config.columns.Add("COLUMN_" + index, index, index, 2, true);
if (false == new_col_results)
{
//error
}
column_def = config.columns.get_column_by_ordinal(index);
if (column_def == null)
{
//cant add it at all error
}
}
if (column_def.type == 1 && column_elements.Length > 1)
{
this.error = true;
}
foreach (string element in column_elements)
{
//process the data_item
data_item new_item = new data_item(element, config, element_index);
items.Add(new_item);
if (new_item.error == true)
{
this.error = true;
}
} //end elements loop
}
