/// <summary>
/// Resolves the type of the attribute.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="desc">The desc.</param>
/// <param name="engineImportService">The engine import service.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Type ResolveAttributeType(AnnotationDesc desc, EngineImportService engineImportService)
{
// CLR attributes use a different notation that Java annotations. Format
// the attribute according to CLR conventions.
var attributeTypeName = desc.Name;
var attributeTypeNameForCLR =
(attributeTypeName.EndsWith("Attribute"))
? attributeTypeName
: String.Format("{0}Attribute", attributeTypeName);
// resolve attribute type
try
{
engineImportService.GetClassLoader(); // Currently unused
return(engineImportService.ResolveAnnotation(attributeTypeNameForCLR));
}
catch (EngineImportException e)
{
throw new AttributeException("Failed to resolve @-annotation class: " + e.Message);
}
}
