/// <summary>
/// Creates a configuration for a given type. The type must be a class.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type that defines the configuration entries.</param>
/// <returns>An instance of the <see cref="GenericConfiguration"/> class that contains the configuration entries as defined by the given type.</returns>
/// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">Thrown when <paramref name="type"/> is not a class type.</exception>
public static GenericConfiguration CreateFor(Type type) {
if (!type.IsClass)
throw new ArgumentException("The passed type must be a class.", "type");
GenericConfiguration config = new GenericConfiguration();
foreach (PropertyInfo prop in type.GetProperties()) {
config.AddByPropertyWithAttribute(null, prop);
}
return config;
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a configuration for a given object by using its properties and the <see cref="ConfigurationAttribute"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="BoundObject">The object for which a set of configuration entries should be created.</param>
/// <returns>An instance of the <see cref="GenericConfiguration"/> class that is bound the the given object.</returns>
public static GenericConfiguration CreateFor(Object BoundObject) {
GenericConfiguration config = new GenericConfiguration();
config.BoundObject = BoundObject;
Type t = GetDirectType(BoundObject);
foreach (PropertyInfo prop in t.GetProperties()) {
config.AddByPropertyWithAttribute(BoundObject, prop);
}
return config;
}
