/// <summary>
/// Returns the value of a "proxied" cell (identified by <paramref name="qualifiedProperty"/>)
/// in a <paramref name="row"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="row">The row holding the value.</param>
/// <param name="qualifiedProperty">The qualified property which identifies the cell within the row.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static object GetValue(FlexRow row, string qualifiedProperty)
{
var propertyList = qualifiedProperty.Split('.').ToList();
object currentElement = row;
// if the class name (= first element) matches the current element,
// skip this
if (currentElement.GetType().Name == propertyList[0])
{
propertyList.RemoveAt(0);
}
// now scan all property names of the qualified property
foreach (var propertyName in propertyList)
{
try
{
var propInfo = currentElement.GetType().GetProperties().First(pi => pi.Name == propertyName);
currentElement = propInfo.GetValue(currentElement, null);
}
catch
{
currentElement = "#error: unknown virtual field name#";
}
}
return(currentElement == row ? null : currentElement);
}
/// <summary>
/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ProxyProperty"/> class.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="row">The row.</param>
/// <param name="qualifiedProperty">The qualified property.</param>
/// <param name="displayName">The display name.</param>
public ProxyProperty(FlexRow row, string qualifiedProperty, string displayName)
{
this.row = row;
this.qualifiedProperty = qualifiedProperty;
this.displayName = displayName;
}