/// <summary>
/// Parses a property list from a byte array.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bytes">The property list data as a byte array.</param>
/// <returns>The root object in the property list. This is usually a NSDictionary but can also be a NSArray.</returns>
public static NSObject Parse(byte[] bytes)
{
switch (DetermineType(bytes))
{
case TYPE_BINARY:
return(BinaryPropertyListParser.Parse(bytes));
case TYPE_XML:
return(XmlPropertyListParser.Parse(bytes));
case TYPE_ASCII:
return(ASCIIPropertyListParser.Parse(bytes));
default:
throw new PropertyListFormatException("The given data is not a property list of a supported format.");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Parses integers and real numbers from their binary representation.
/// <i>Note: real numbers are not yet supported.</i>
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bytes">The binary representation</param>
/// <param name="type">The type of number</param>
/// <seealso cref="INTEGER"/>
/// <seealso cref="REAL"/>
public NSNumber(byte[] bytes, int type)
{
switch (type)
{
case INTEGER:
doubleValue = longValue = BinaryPropertyListParser.ParseLong(bytes);
break;
case REAL:
doubleValue = BinaryPropertyListParser.ParseDouble(bytes);
longValue = (long)Math.Round(doubleValue);
break;
default:
throw new ArgumentException("Type argument is not valid.");
}
this.type = type;
}
/// <summary>
/// Parses a property list from a file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="f">The property list file.</param>
/// <returns>The root object in the property list. This is usually a NSDictionary but can also be a NSArray.</returns>
public static NSObject Parse(FileInfo f)
{
int type;
using (FileStream fis = f.OpenRead()) {
type = DetermineType(fis);
}
switch (type)
{
case TYPE_BINARY:
return(BinaryPropertyListParser.Parse(f));
case TYPE_XML:
return(XmlPropertyListParser.Parse(f));
case TYPE_ASCII:
return(ASCIIPropertyListParser.Parse(f));
default:
throw new PropertyListFormatException("The given file is not a property list of a supported format.");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Parses a binary property list from a byte array.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="data">The binary property list's data.</param>
/// <returns>The root object of the property list. This is usually a NSDictionary but can also be a NSArray.</returns>
/// <exception cref="PropertyListFormatException">When the property list's format could not be parsed.</exception>
public static NSObject Parse(byte[] data)
{
BinaryPropertyListParser parser = new BinaryPropertyListParser();
return(parser.DoParse(data));
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a date from its binary representation.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bytes">bytes The date bytes</param>
public NSDate(byte[] bytes)
{
//dates are 8 byte big-endian double, seconds since the epoch
date = EPOCH.AddSeconds(BinaryPropertyListParser.ParseDouble(bytes));
}