private static int VerifyAndGetStartIndex(string value, Type createMapType)
{
var index = 0;
if (Serializer.EatListStartChar(value, ref index))
{
throw new InvalidOperationException(String.Format("Map definitions are not expected to be lists."));
}
if (!Serializer.EatMapStartChar(value, ref index))
{
//Don't throw ex because some KeyValueDataContractDeserializer don't have '{}'
Tracer.Instance.WriteDebug("WARN: Map definitions should start with a '{0}', expecting serialized type '{1}', got string starting with: {2}",
JsWriter.MapStartChar, createMapType != null ? createMapType.Name : "Dictionary<,>", value.Substring(0, value.Length < 50 ? value.Length : 50));
}
return(index);
}
