private static void InspectData(DynamicData sample)
{
// Get the sequence member by reference
using (LoanedDynamicData sequenceMember = sample.LoanValue("sequence_member"))
{
int elementCount = sequenceMember.Data.Info.MemberCount;
Console.WriteLine($"Sequence contains {elementCount} elements");
for (int i = 0; i < elementCount; i++)
{
// Get each element as a copy (we could also get it as a
// reference with LoanValue)
DynamicData structElementCopy =
sequenceMember.Data.GetValue <DynamicData>(i + 1);
int memberValue = structElementCopy.GetValue <int>("a_member");
Console.WriteLine($"Element {i + 1}: a_member = {memberValue}");
}
}
}
private static void PopulateData(DynamicData sample)
{
// Get a reference to the sequence member to set its elements
using (LoanedDynamicData sequenceMember = sample.LoanValue("sequence_member"))
{
var sequenceType = (SequenceType)sequenceMember.Data.Type;
var elementType = (StructType)sequenceType.ContentType;
var maxElementCount = (int)sequenceType.Bounds;
// Populate the sequence up to its maximum size
for (int i = 0; i < maxElementCount; i++)
{
// To access the elements of a sequence it is necessary
// to use their id. This parameter allows accessing every
// element of the sequence using a 1-based index.
//
// The sequence is automatically resized when the index
// is larger than the current lenght.
//
// There are two ways of doing this by reference (LoanValue)
// and by value (GetValue<DynamicData>, SetValue<DynamicData>).
// See the dynamic_data_nested_structs example for further
// details about the differences between these two APIs.
using (LoanedDynamicData element = sequenceMember.Data.LoanValue(i + 1))
{
// Set the int member. Note that you must use the SetValue
// overload taking an int. Passing an uint or a short
// would make the operation fail. If you need type
// conversions use SetAnyValue().
element.Data.SetValue("a_member", i);
}
// You can also get the element by value, making a copy:
DynamicData elementCopy = sequenceMember.Data.GetValue <DynamicData>(i + 1);
Console.WriteLine($"Set element {i + 1}: {elementCopy.Type.Name} [\n{elementCopy}]");
}
}
Console.WriteLine($"Populated data: {sample.Type.Name} [\n{sample}]");
}
