/// <summary>
/// Merge two different object instances into a single object which is a super-set of the properties of both objects.
/// If property name collision occurs and no policy has been created to specify which to use using the .Use() method the property value from 'values1' will be used.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="values1">An object to be merged.</param>
/// <param name="values2">An object to be merged.</param>
/// <returns>New object containing properties from both objects</returns>
public static object Merge(object values1, object values2)
{
//lock for thread safe writing
lock (_syncLock) {
//create a name from the names of both Types
var name = string.Format("{0}_{1}", values1.GetType(),
values2.GetType());
if (typeMergerPolicy != null)
{
name += "_" + string.Join(",", typeMergerPolicy.IgnoredProperties.Select(x => string.Format("{0}_{1}", x.Item1, x.Item2)));
}
//now that we're inside the lock - check one more time
var result = CreateInstance(name, values1, values2);
if (result != null)
{
typeMergerPolicy = null;
return(result);
}
//merge list of PropertyDescriptors for both objects
var pdc = GetProperties(values1, values2);
//make sure static properties are properly initialized
InitializeAssembly();
//create the type definition
var newType = CreateType(name, pdc);
//add it to the cache
anonymousTypes.Add(name, newType);
//return an instance of the new Type
result = CreateInstance(name, values1, values2);
typeMergerPolicy = null;
return(result);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Used internally by the TypeMergerPolicy class method chaining for specifying a policy to use during merging.
/// </summary>
internal static object Merge(object values1, object values2, xTypeMergerPolicy policy)
{
typeMergerPolicy = policy;
return(Merge(values1, values2));
}