/// <summary>
/// Parses the specified identifier.
/// the string format is as follows:
/// key1:value1|key2:value2|key3:value3|...
/// IMPORTANT: this method depends on EnumTextAttribute class and
/// hence all IdFields texts have to be used first.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="identifier">The identifier.</param>
/// <returns>
/// A <see cref="PaperBallotIdentifier" /> containing the specified
/// identifier.
/// </returns>
/// <externalUnit/>
/// <revision revisor="dev11" date="12/24/2008" version="1.0.0.0">
/// Member Created
/// </revision>
public static PaperBallotIdentifier Parse(string identifier)
{
PaperBallotIdentifier pbiId = new PaperBallotIdentifier();
string[] pairs = identifier.Split(SepMajor),
pair;
IdField key;
foreach (string strPair in pairs)
{
pair = strPair.Split(SepMinor);
if (pair.Length != 2)
{
continue;
}
try
{
key = (IdField)EnumTextAttribute.GetValue(pair[0]);
pbiId.Set(key, pair[1]);
}
catch (Exception)
{
// simply ignore the exception and drop the current field
// since the field is not supported or is mispelled
}
}
return(pbiId);
}
public void GetEnumValue()
{
string myText = "Testing Enum Text Attributes";
Enum myEnum = EnumTextAttribute.GetValue(myText);
Assert.AreEqual(myEnum, EnumTest.EnumTypeWithTextAttribute);
myEnum = EnumTextAttribute.GetValue("some text here");
Assert.IsNull(myEnum);
myEnum = EnumTextAttribute.GetValue("Another text here");
Assert.IsNull(myEnum);
EnumTextAttribute.GetText(EnumTest.EnumTypeWithAnotherText);
myEnum = EnumTextAttribute.GetValue("Another text here");
Assert.IsNotNull(myEnum);
Assert.AreNotEqual(myEnum, EnumTest.EnumTypeWithTextAttribute);
Assert.AreNotEqual(myEnum, EnumTest.EnumTypeWithNoTextAttribute);
Assert.AreEqual(myEnum, EnumTest.EnumTypeWithAnotherText);
}