/// <summary>
/// Convert a NameValueCollection-Like List to a Dictionary of IAttributes
/// </summary>
public static Dictionary <string, IAttribute> ConvertToAttributes(this IDictionary <string, object> objAttributes)
{
var result = new Dictionary <string, IAttribute>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
foreach (var oAttrib in objAttributes)
{
// in case the object is already an IAttribute, use that, don't rebuild it
if (oAttrib.Value is IAttribute)
{
result[oAttrib.Key] = (IAttribute)oAttrib.Value;
}
else
{
var attributeType = GetAttributeTypeName(oAttrib.Value);
//var baseModel = new AttributeDefinition(attribute.Key, attributeType, attribute.Key == titleAttributeName, 0, 0);
var attributeModel = AttributeBase.CreateTypedAttribute(oAttrib.Key, attributeType);// baseModel.CreateAttribute();
var valuesModelList = new List <IValue>();
if (oAttrib.Value != null)
{
var valueModel = Value.Build(attributeType, oAttrib.Value, null);
valuesModelList.Add(valueModel);
}
attributeModel.Values = valuesModelList;
result[oAttrib.Key] = attributeModel;
}
}
return(result);
// helper to get text-name of the type
string GetAttributeTypeName(object value)
{
if (value is DateTime)
{
return("DateTime");
}
if (value is decimal || value is int || value is double)
{
return("Number");
}
if (value is bool)
{
return("Boolean");
}
if (value is Guid || value is List <Guid> || value is List <Guid?> || value is List <int> || value is List <int?> )
{
return("Entity");
}
if (value is int[] || value is int?[])
