public static void Add(Type type)
{
lock (descriptors)
{
if (!providers.ContainsKey(type))
{
// determine if the base type was already added
// if so, remove it before adding sub-type
// (if a sub-type is added after its base type, infinite recursion occurs in GetTypeDescriptor())
var baseFound = false;
if (type.BaseType != null && providers.ContainsKey(type.BaseType))
{
baseFound = true;
Remove(type.BaseType);
}
// add the provider for the type
var provider = new HyperTypeDescriptionProvider(TypeDescriptor.GetProvider(type));
TypeDescriptor.AddProvider(provider, type);
providers.Add(type, provider);
// initialize descriptor
provider.GetTypeDescriptor(type);
// if base type was removed, we can now add it back after building the sub-type descriptor
if (baseFound)
{
Add(type.BaseType);
}
}
}
}
public static void Add(Type type)
{
lock (_addedProviders)
{
if (!_addedProviders.ContainsKey(type))
{
TypeDescriptionProvider parent = TypeDescriptor.GetProvider(type);
HyperTypeDescriptionProvider provider = new HyperTypeDescriptionProvider(parent);
TypeDescriptor.AddProvider(provider, type);
_addedProviders[type] = provider;
}
}
}
