/// <summary>
/// Provides example code for the BlogMLPost.PostTypeByName(string) method
/// </summary>
public static void PostTypeByNameExample()
{
BlogMLPostType postType = BlogMLPost.PostTypeByName("normal");
if (postType == BlogMLPostType.Normal)
{
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Provides example code for the BlogMLPost.PostTypeByName(string) method
/// </summary>
public static void PostTypeByNameExample()
{
#region PostTypeByName(string name)
BlogMLPostType postType = BlogMLPost.PostTypeByName("normal");
if (postType == BlogMLPostType.Normal)
{
}
#endregion
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the <see cref="BlogMLPostType"/> enumeration value that corresponds to the specified post type name.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The name of the post type.</param>
/// <returns>A <see cref="BlogMLPostType"/> enumeration value that corresponds to the specified string, otherwise returns <b>BlogMLPostType.None</b>.</returns>
/// <remarks>This method disregards case of specified post type name.</remarks>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="name"/> is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The <paramref name="name"/> is an empty string.</exception>
/// <example>
/// <code lang="cs" title="The following code example demonstrates the usage of the PostTypeByName method.">
/// <code
/// source="..\..\Documentation\Microsoft .NET 2.0\CodeExamplesLibrary\Core\BlogML\BlogMLPostExample.cs"
/// region="PostTypeByName(string name)"
/// />
/// </code>
/// </example>
public static BlogMLPostType PostTypeByName(string name)
{
//------------------------------------------------------------
// Local members
//------------------------------------------------------------
BlogMLPostType postType = BlogMLPostType.None;
//------------------------------------------------------------
// Validate parameter
//------------------------------------------------------------
Guard.ArgumentNotNullOrEmptyString(name, "name");
//------------------------------------------------------------
// Determine syndication content format based on supplied name
//------------------------------------------------------------
foreach (System.Reflection.FieldInfo fieldInfo in typeof(BlogMLPostType).GetFields())
{
if (fieldInfo.FieldType == typeof(BlogMLPostType))
{
BlogMLPostType type = (BlogMLPostType)Enum.Parse(fieldInfo.FieldType, fieldInfo.Name);
object[] customAttributes = fieldInfo.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(EnumerationMetadataAttribute), false);
if (customAttributes != null && customAttributes.Length > 0)
{
EnumerationMetadataAttribute enumerationMetadata = customAttributes[0] as EnumerationMetadataAttribute;
if (String.Compare(name, enumerationMetadata.AlternateValue, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0)
{
postType = type;
break;
}
}
}
}
return postType;
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the post type identifier for the supplied <see cref="BlogMLPostType"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The <see cref="BlogMLPostType"/> to get the post type identifier for.</param>
/// <returns>The post type identifier for the supplied <paramref name="type"/>, otherwise returns an empty string.</returns>
/// <example>
/// <code lang="cs" title="The following code example demonstrates the usage of the PostTypeAsString method.">
/// <code
/// source="..\..\Documentation\Microsoft .NET 2.0\CodeExamplesLibrary\Core\BlogML\BlogMLPostExample.cs"
/// region="PostTypeAsString(BlogMLPostType type)"
/// />
/// </code>
/// </example>
public static string PostTypeAsString(BlogMLPostType type)
{
//------------------------------------------------------------
// Local members
//------------------------------------------------------------
string name = String.Empty;
//------------------------------------------------------------
// Return alternate value based on supplied protocol
//------------------------------------------------------------
foreach (System.Reflection.FieldInfo fieldInfo in typeof(BlogMLPostType).GetFields())
{
if (fieldInfo.FieldType == typeof(BlogMLPostType))
{
BlogMLPostType postType = (BlogMLPostType)Enum.Parse(fieldInfo.FieldType, fieldInfo.Name);
if (postType == type)
{
object[] customAttributes = fieldInfo.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(EnumerationMetadataAttribute), false);
if (customAttributes != null && customAttributes.Length > 0)
{
EnumerationMetadataAttribute enumerationMetadata = customAttributes[0] as EnumerationMetadataAttribute;
name = enumerationMetadata.AlternateValue;
break;
}
}
}
}
return name;
}
