/// <summary>
/// Creates a new PropertyChain based on another.
/// </summary>
public PropertyChain(PropertyChain parent)
{
if (parent != null)
{
memberNames.AddRange(parent.memberNames);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Checks if the current chain is the child of another chain.
/// For example, if chain1 were for "Parent.Child" and chain2 were for "Parent.Child.GrandChild" then
/// chain2.IsChildChainOf(chain1) would be true.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parentChain">The parent chain to compare</param>
/// <returns>True if the current chain is the child of the other chain, otherwise false</returns>
public bool IsChildChainOf(PropertyChain parentChain)
{
return ToString().StartsWith(parentChain.ToString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Builds a property path.
/// </summary>
public string BuildPropertyName(string propertyName)
{
var chain = new PropertyChain(this);
chain.Add(propertyName);
return chain.ToString();
}