/// <summary> Checks if this path is below <paramref name="path"/> or is equal to <paramref name="path"/>.
/// Also checks the path elements type!
/// </summary>
public bool IsBelow(PathInformation path)
{
if (path == null || path.Count > Count)
{
return(false);
}
return(!path.Where((t, i) => !this[i].Equals(t)).Any());
}
/// <summary>
/// Combines the path <paramref name="path"/> and the path element <paramref name="elem"/> to a new <see cref="PathInformation"/> instance.
/// </summary>
public static PathInformation Combine(PathInformation path, PathElement elem)
{
if (elem == null || elem.IsEmpty)
{
return(path);
}
if (path == null)
{
return(new PathInformation(elem));
}
var newpath = new List <PathElement>(path.Count + 1);
newpath.AddRange(path);
newpath.Add(elem);
return(new PathInformation(newpath));
}
/// <summary>
/// Combines the path <paramref name="p1"/> and the path <paramref name="p2"/> to a new <see cref="PathInformation"/> instance.
/// </summary>
public static PathInformation Combine(PathInformation p1, PathInformation p2)
{
if (p1 == null || p1.IsRoot)
{
return(p2);
}
if (p2 == null || p2.IsRoot)
{
return(p1);
}
var newpath = new List <PathElement>(p1.Count + p2.Count);
newpath.AddRange(p1);
newpath.AddRange(p2);
return(new PathInformation(newpath));
}
/// <summary> Checks if the <paramref name="path"/> is <code>null</code> or the root part. </summary>
/// <returns>True, if the <paramref name="path"/> is <code>null</code> or the root part otherwise false.</returns>
public static bool IsNullOrRoot(PathInformation path)
{
return(path == null || path.IsRoot);
}