/// <summary>
/// This is used to provide a configured empty value used when the
/// annotated value is null. This ensures that XML can be created
/// with required details regardless of whether values are null or
/// not. It also provides a means for sensible default values.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">
/// this is the context object for the serialization
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// this returns the string to use for default values
/// </returns>
public Object GetEmpty(Context context) {
Type list = new ClassType(type);
Factory factory = new CollectionFactory(context, list);
if(!label.empty()) {
return factory.getInstance();
}
return null;
}
/// <summary>
/// This is used to provide a configured empty value used when the
/// annotated value is null. This ensures that XML can be created
/// with required details regardless of whether values are null or
/// not. It also provides a means for sensible default values.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">
/// this is the context object for the serialization
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// this returns the string to use for default values
/// </returns>
public Object GetEmpty(Context context) {
Type array = new ClassType(type);
Factory factory = new ArrayFactory(context, array);
if(!label.empty()) {
return factory.getInstance();
}
return null;
}
/// <summary>
/// This is used to provide a configured empty value used when the
/// annotated value is null. This ensures that XML can be created
/// with required details regardless of whether values are null or
/// not. It also provides a means for sensible default values.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">
/// this is the context object for the serialization
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// this returns the string to use for default values
/// </returns>
public Object GetEmpty(Context context) {
Type map = new ClassType(type);
Factory factory = new MapFactory(context, map);
if(!label.empty()) {
return factory.getInstance();
}
return null;
}
