/// <summary>
/// A helper method returning the underlying CLR type for the specified OSpace Enum or Structural type argument.
/// If the DataSpace of the parameter is not OSpace, an ArgumentException is thrown.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="objectSpaceType">The OSpace type to look up</param>
/// <returns>The CLR type of the OSpace argument</returns>
private static Type GetClrType(EdmType objectSpaceType)
{
Debug.Assert(objectSpaceType == null || objectSpaceType is StructuralType || objectSpaceType is EnumType,
"Only enum or structural type expected");
Type clrType;
if (!ObjectItemCollection.TryGetClrType(objectSpaceType, out clrType))
{
throw EntityUtil.Argument(Strings.FailedToFindClrTypeMapping(objectSpaceType.Identity));
}
return(clrType);
}
/// <summary>
/// The method returns the underlying CLR type for the specified OSpace enum type argument.
/// If the DataSpace of the parameter is not OSpace, the method returns false and sets
/// the out parameter to null.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="objectSpaceType">The OSpace enum type to look up</param>
/// <param name="clrType">The CLR enum type of the OSpace argument</param>
/// <returns>true on success, false on failure</returns>
public bool TryGetClrType(EnumType objectSpaceType, out Type clrType)
{
return(ObjectItemCollection.TryGetClrType((EdmType)objectSpaceType, out clrType));
}