/// <summary>
/// Creates a new DataTypeDefinition based on the Type in the PropertyTypeAttribute
/// </summary>
/// <param name="attribute"></param>
/// <param name="dataTypeDefinitionName"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static IDataTypeDefinition CreateDataTypeDefinitionFromAttribute(PropertyTypeAttribute attribute, string dataTypeDefinitionName)
{
var instance = Activator.CreateInstance(attribute.Type);
var dataType = instance as IDataType;
var definition = new DataTypeDefinition(-1, dataType.Id)
{
DatabaseType = attribute.DatabaseType,
Name = dataTypeDefinitionName
};
ApplicationContext.Current.Services.DataTypeService.Save(definition, 0);
return definition;
}
/// <summary>
/// Convention to get a DataTypeDefinition from the PropertyTypeAttribute or the type of the property itself
/// </summary>
/// <param name="attribute"></param>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static IDataTypeDefinition GetDataTypeDefinitionByAttributeOrType(PropertyTypeAttribute attribute, Type type)
{
if (attribute != null)
{
var instance = Activator.CreateInstance(attribute.Type);
var dataType = instance as IDataType;
var definition = GetDataTypeByControlId(dataType.Id);
//If the DataTypeDefinition doesn't exist we create a new one
if (definition == null)
{
definition = new DataTypeDefinition(-1, dataType.Id)
{
DatabaseType = attribute.DatabaseType,
Name = dataType.DataTypeName
};
ApplicationContext.Current.Services.DataTypeService.Save(definition, 0);
}
return definition;
}
return GetPredefinedDataTypeDefinitionByType(type);
}
