/// <summary>
/// Returns FieldValue into string format with
/// its type and usage considered.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public override string ToString()
{
if (Value != null)
{
if (OutField != null)
{
var objValue = Value;
if (OutField.Domain != null)
{
var result = OutField.Domain.FirstOrDefault(c => FieldValueEqualityComparer.EqualObject(c.Value, Value));
objValue = result.Key;
}
string strValue = Convert.ToString(objValue, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
return(OutField.Type == Field.FieldType.String ||
OutField.Type == Field.FieldType.GUID ||
OutField.Type == Field.FieldType.XML ?
string.Format("'{0}'", strValue) : string.Format("{0}", strValue));
}
return(Convert.ToString(Value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
}
return("NULL");
}
/// <summary>
/// Performs value validation.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
private object ValidateValue(object value)
{
Exception ex = null;
ValidationException = null;
object temp = _value;
// Performs type and length validation.
if (OutField != null)
{
if (OutField.Domain != null)
{
if (value is string)
{
foreach (var item in OutField.Domain)
{
if (item.Value == value as string)
{
temp = item;
break;
}
}
}
else
{
temp = value;
}
}
else
{
temp = FieldValue.ValidateValue(OutField, value, out ex);
if (ex != null && (value == null || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value.ToString())))
{
// Special handling of validation errors due to null or empty input - set value to null and
// only set ValidationException if empty values are not allowed
temp = null;
if (!AllowEmptyValues)
{
ValidationException = new Exception(Strings.EmptyEntryError);
}
}
else if (ex != null)
{
ValidationException = new Exception(Strings.InvalidValue);
}
}
}
if (ex == null)
{
if (Choices != null)
{
// Checks for duplicate entries.
if (Choices.Any(c => c != this && FieldValueEqualityComparer.EqualObject(c.ValueInCorrectType, temp)))
{
ValidationException = new ArgumentException(Strings.DuplicateError);
}
}
}
return(temp);
}