/// <summary>
/// Determines whether the specified object reference is a cyclic reference to the same object earlier in the
/// equivalency validation.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// The behavior of a cyclic reference is determined byt he <see cref="CyclicReferenceHandling"/> constructor
/// parameter.
/// </remarks>
public bool IsCyclicReference(ObjectReference reference)
{
bool isCyclic = false;
if (reference.IsReference)
{
if (references.Contains(reference))
{
isCyclic = true;
if (handling == CyclicReferenceHandling.ThrowException)
{
AssertionScope.Current.FailWith(
"Expected {context:subject} to be {expectation}{reason}, but it contains a cyclic reference.");
}
}
else
{
references.Add(reference);
}
}
return isCyclic;
}
private bool IsParentOf(ObjectReference other)
{
return (other.path.Length > path.Length) && other.path.Take(path.Length).SequenceEqual(path);
}
private bool IsParentOf(ObjectReference other)
{
return((other.path.Length > path.Length) && other.path.Take(path.Length).SequenceEqual(path));
}
private bool IsParentOf(ObjectReference other)
{
string[] path = GetPathElements();
string[] otherPath = other.GetPathElements();
return((otherPath.Length > path.Length) && otherPath.Take(path.Length).SequenceEqual(path));
}
