//=========================================================================
/// <summary>
/// Returns a component that is a child of the paddock
/// <param name="TypeToFind">The type to find. [Type.]ProxyClass</param>
/// </summary>
//=========================================================================
public object LinkByType(String TypeToFind)
{
if (ApsimObjectsByType.ContainsKey(TypeToFind))
{
return(ApsimObjectsByType[TypeToFind]);
}
else
{
Object foundObject = LinkField.FindApsimObject(TypeToFind, null, FQN, HostComponent);
ApsimObjectsByType.Add(TypeToFind, foundObject);
return(foundObject);
}
}
//=========================================================================
/// <summary>
/// Return a child component of the system by unqualified name.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="NameToFind">Unqualified name. Always relative to this component class.
/// (if preceded by '.' then treat as in the root - for backwards compatability)</param>
/// <returns>The object from the simulation - Either component or internal object</returns>
//=========================================================================
public object LinkByName(String NameToFind)
{
object E = null;
if (ApsimIntObjectsByName.ContainsKey(NameToFind))
{
E = ApsimIntObjectsByName[NameToFind]; //if already found
}
else
{
E = FindInternalEntity(NameToFind);
if (E != null)
{
ApsimIntObjectsByName.Add(NameToFind, E); //keep this object for later searches
}
}
if (E != null)
{ //internal entity
if (E is Entity)
{
object Value = (E as Entity).Get();
return(Value);
}
else if (E is Instance)
{
object Value = (E as Instance).Model;
return(Value);
}
return(null);
}
else
{ //external component
if (ApsimObjectsByName.ContainsKey(NameToFind))
{
return(ApsimObjectsByName[NameToFind]); //if already found
}
else
{
//ensure that the name triggers the search from the correct system
String searchName = NameToFind;
String sysName = FullName;
if (searchName[0] == '.')
{
sysName = ""; //causes a search from the root (for backwards compatability)
searchName = searchName.Remove(0, 1);
if (searchName.LastIndexOf('.') > -1) //if this is a FQN search
{
sysName = searchName.Substring(0, searchName.LastIndexOf('.')); //search from the system in the name
}
}
else //relative to this component
{
if (searchName.LastIndexOf('.') > -1) //if this name has any path preceding it
{
if (sysName.Length > 0)
{
sysName = sysName + '.';
}
sysName = sysName + searchName.Substring(0, searchName.LastIndexOf('.')); //search from the system in the name
}
}
Object foundObject = LinkField.FindApsimObject(null,
searchName,
sysName,
HostComponent);
ApsimObjectsByName.Add(NameToFind, foundObject); //keep this object for later searches
return(foundObject);
}
}
}