I'm trying to use PHPickerController and access PHAsset to get file name and file size but the PHAsset are null
var config = new PHPickerConfiguration(PHPhotoLibrary.SharedPhotoLibrary) {
Filter = PHPickerFilter.ImagesFilter,
SelectionLimit = 1
};
var picker= new PHPickerViewController(config) {
ModalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationStyle.Popover,
Delegate = new ImagePickerDelegate((fileSize, fileName, url) => {
})
};
ViewController.PresentViewController(picker, true, null);
public class ImagePickerDelegate : PHPickerViewControllerDelegate
{
public ImagePickerDelegate(Action<int, string, string> action)
{
Action = action;
}
public Action<int, string, string> Action { get; }
public override void DidFinishPicking(PHPickerViewController picker, PHPickerResult[] results)
{
picker.DismissViewController(true, null);
foreach (var result in results)
{
var asset = PHAsset.FetchAssets(result.AssetIdentifier, null)?.firstObject as PHAsset;
// The asset are null
var fileSize = asset.ValueForKey((NSString)"fileSize");
}
}
}
As you can see in the image the request dialog show and code are not pause on following line
var asset = PHAsset.FetchAssets(result.AssetIdentifier, null)?.firstObject as PHAsset;
and return null
You could use FetchAssetsUsingLocalIdentifiers method to get PHAsset object, then it will return value.
Sample code as follows:
public override void DidFinishPicking(PHPickerViewController picker, PHPickerResult[] results)
{
picker.DismissViewController(true, null);
foreach (var result in results)
{
var refID = result.AssetIdentifier;
string[] refIDs = new string[] { refID };
var asset = PHAsset.FetchAssetsUsingLocalIdentifiers(refIDs, null)?.firstObject as PHAsset;
// var fileSize = asset.ValueForKey((NSString)"fileSize");
}
}
Also could have a look at this native code link.
Can anyone help me with this?
Required Output: "Todo job for admin"
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine(ReplaceMacro("{job.Name} job for admin", new Job { Id = 1, Name = "Todo", Description="Nothing" }));
Console.ReadLine();
}
static string ReplaceMacro(string value, Job job)
{
return value; //Output should be "Todo job for admin"
}
}
class Job
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
public string Description { get; set; }
}
Two suggestions:
DataBinder.Eval
string ReplaceMacro(string value, Job job)
{
return Regex.Replace(value, #"{(?<exp>[^}]+)}", match => {
return (System.Web.UI.DataBinder.Eval(new { Job = job }, match.Groups["exp"].Value) ?? "").ToString();
});
}
Linq.Expression
Use the Dynamic Query class provided in the MSDN LINQSamples:
string ReplaceMacro(string value, Job job)
{
return Regex.Replace(value, #"{(?<exp>[^}]+)}", match => {
var p = Expression.Parameter(typeof(Job), "job");
var e = System.Linq.Dynamic.DynamicExpression.ParseLambda(new[] { p }, null, match.Groups["exp"].Value);
return (e.Compile().DynamicInvoke(job) ?? "").ToString();
});
}
In my opinion, the Linq.Expression is more powerful, so if you trust the input string, you can do more interesting things, i.e.:
value = "{job.Name.ToUpper()} job for admin"
return = "TODO job for admin"
You can't use string interpolation this way. But you can still use the pre-C#6 way to do it using string.Format:
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine(ReplaceMacro("{0} job for admin", new Job { Id = 1, Name = "Todo", Description = "Nothing" }));
Console.ReadLine();
}
static string ReplaceMacro(string value, Job job)
{
return string.Format(value, job.Name);
}
This generic solution Extend the answer provided by #Dan
It can be used for any typed object.
install System.Linq.Dynamic
Install-Package System.Linq.Dynamic -Version 1.0.7
string ReplaceMacro(string value, object #object)
{
return Regex.Replace(value, #"{(.+?)}",
match => {
var p = Expression.Parameter(#object.GetType(), #object.GetType().Name);
var e = System.Linq.Dynamic.DynamicExpression.ParseLambda(new[] { p }, null, match.Groups[1].Value);
return (e.Compile().DynamicInvoke(#object) ?? "").ToString();
});
}
See a working demo for a Customer type
You could use RazorEngine:
using RazorEngine;
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLine(ReplaceMacro("#Model.Name job for admin", new Job { Id = 1, Name = "Todo", Description="Nothing" }));
Console.ReadLine();
}
static string ReplaceMacro(string value, Job job)
{
return Engine.Razor.RunCompile(value, "key", typeof(Job), job);
}
}
It even supports Anonymous Types and method calls:
string template = "Hello #Model.Name. Today is #Model.Date.ToString(\"MM/dd/yyyy\")";
var model = new { Name = "Matt", Date = DateTime.Now };
string result = Engine.Razor.RunCompile(template, "key", null, model);
Little late to the party! Here is the one I wrote -
using System.Reflection;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public static class AmitFormat
{
//Regex to match keywords of the format {variable}
private static readonly Regex TextTemplateRegEx = new Regex(#"{(?<prop>\w+)}", RegexOptions.Compiled);
/// <summary>
/// Replaces all the items in the template string with format "{variable}" using the value from the data
/// </summary>
/// <param name="templateString">string template</param>
/// <param name="model">The data to fill into the template</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string FormatTemplate(this string templateString, object model)
{
if (model == null)
{
return templateString;
}
PropertyInfo[] properties = model.GetType().GetProperties(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public);
if (!properties.Any())
{
return templateString;
}
return TextTemplateRegEx.Replace(
templateString,
match =>
{
PropertyInfo property = properties.FirstOrDefault(propertyInfo =>
propertyInfo.Name.Equals(match.Groups["prop"].Value, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
if (property == null)
{
return string.Empty;
}
object value = property.GetValue(model, null);
return value == null ? string.Empty : value.ToString();
});
}
}
Example -
string format = "{foo} is a {bar} is a {baz} is a {qux} is a really big {fizzle}";
var data = new { foo = 123, bar = true, baz = "this is a test", qux = 123.45, fizzle = DateTime.UtcNow };
Compared with other implementations given by Phil Haack and here are the results for the above example -
AmitFormat took 0.03732 ms
Hanselformat took 0.09482 ms
OskarFormat took 0.1294 ms
JamesFormat took 0.07936 ms
HenriFormat took 0.05024 ms
HaackFormat took 0.05914 ms
Wrap the string in a function...
var f = x => $"Hi {x}";
f("Mum!");
//... Hi Mum!
You need named string format replacement. See Phil Haack's post from years ago: http://haacked.com/archive/2009/01/04/fun-with-named-formats-string-parsing-and-edge-cases.aspx/
Not exactly but with bit tweek, I have created generic interpolation which support fields / property only.
public static string Interpolate(this string template, params Expression<Func<object, string>>[] values)
{
string result = template;
values.ToList().ForEach(x =>
{
MemberExpression member = x.Body as MemberExpression;
string oldValue = $"{{{member.Member.Name}}}";
string newValue = x.Compile().Invoke(null).ToString();
result = result.Replace(oldValue, newValue);
}
);
return result;
}
Test case
string jobStr = "{Name} job for admin";
var d = new { Id = 1, Name = "Todo", Description = "Nothing" };
var result = jobStr.Interpolate(x => d.Name);
Another
string sourceString = "I wanted abc as {abc} and {dateTime} and {now}";
var abc = "abcIsABC";
var dateTime = DateTime.Now.Ticks.ToString();
var now = DateTime.Now.ToString();
string result = sourceString.Interpolate(x => abc, x => dateTime, x => now);
Starting from the accepted answer I created a generic extension method:
public static string Replace<T>(this string template, T value)
{
return Regex.Replace(template, #"{(?<exp>[^}]+)}", match => {
var p = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T), typeof(T).Name);
var e = System.Linq.Dynamic.Core.DynamicExpressionParser.ParseLambda(new[] { p }, null, match.Groups["exp"].Value);
return (e.Compile().DynamicInvoke(value) ?? "").ToString();
});
}
Answer from #ThePerplexedOne is better, but if you really need to avoid string interpolation, so
static string ReplaceMacro(string value, Job job)
{
return value?.Replace("{job.Name}", job.Name); //Output should be "Todo job for admin"
}
You should change your function to:
static string ReplaceMacro(Job obj, Func<dynamic, string> function)
{
return function(obj);
}
And call it:
Console.WriteLine(
ReplaceMacro(
new Job { Id = 1, Name = "Todo", Description = "Nothing" },
x => $"{x.Name} job for admin"));
If you really need this, you can do it using Roslyn, create string – class implementation like
var stringToInterpolate = "$#\"{{job.Name}} job for admin\"";
var sourceCode = $#"
using System;
class RuntimeInterpolation(Job job)
{{
public static string Interpolate() =>
{stringToInterpolate};
}}";
then make an assembly
var assembly = CompileSourceRoslyn(sourceCode);
var type = assembly.GetType("RuntimeInterpolation");
var instance = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
var result = (string) type.InvokeMember("Interpolate",
BindingFlags.Default | BindingFlags.InvokeMethod, null, instance, new object[] {new Job { Id = 1, Name = "Todo", Description="Nothing" }});
Console.WriteLine(result);
you'll get this code by runtime and you'll get your result (also you'll need to attach link to your job class to that assembly)
using System;
class RuntimeInterpolation(Job job)
{
public static string Interpolate() =>
$#"{job.Name} job for admin";
}
You can read about how to implement CompileSourceRoslyn here Roslyn - compiling simple class: "The type or namespace name 'string' could not be found..."
Wondering no one has mentioned mustache-sharp. Downloadable via Nuget.
string templateFromSomewhere = "url: {{Url}}, Name:{{Name}}";
FormatCompiler compiler = new FormatCompiler();
Generator generator = compiler.Compile(templateFromSomewhere);
string result = generator.Render(new
{
Url="https://google.com",
Name = "Bob",
});//"url: https://google.com, Name:Bob"
More examples could be found here, at the unit testing file.
The implementation I'd come up with very similar to giganoide's allowing callers to substitute the name used in the template for the data to interpolate from. This can accommodate things like feeding it anonymous types. It will used the provided interpolateDataAs name if provided, otherwise if it isn't an anonymous type it will default to the type name, otherwise it expects "data". (or specifically the name of the property) It's written as an injectable dependency but should still work as an extension method.
public interface ITemplateInterpolator
{
/// <summary>
/// Attempt to interpolate the provided template string using
/// the data provided.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Templates may want to use a meaninful interpolation name
/// like "enquiry.FieldName" or "employee.FieldName" rather than
/// "data.FieldName". Use the interpolateDataAs to pass "enquiry"
/// for example to substitute the default "data" prefix.
/// </remarks>
string? Interpolate<TData>(string template, TData data, string? interpolateDataAs = null) where TData : class;
}
public class TemplateInterpolator : ITemplateInterpolator
{
/// <summary>
/// <see cref="ITemplateInterpolator.Interpolate(string, dynamic, string)"/>
/// </summary>
string? ITemplateInterpolator.Interpolate<TData>(string template, TData data, string? interpolateDataAs)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(template))
return template;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(interpolateDataAs))
{
interpolateDataAs = !typeof(TData).IsAnonymousType() ? typeof(TData).Name : nameof(data);
}
var parsed = Regex.Replace(template, #"{(?<exp>[^}]+)}", match =>
{
var param = Expression.Parameter(typeof(TData), interpolateDataAs);
var e = System.Linq.Dynamic.Core.DynamicExpressionParser.ParseLambda(new[] { param }, null, match.Groups["exp"].Value);
return (e.Compile().DynamicInvoke(data) ?? string.Empty).ToString();
});
return parsed;
}
For detecting the anonymous type:
public static bool IsAnonymousType(this Type type)
{
if (type.IsGenericType)
{
var definition = type.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
if (definition.IsClass && definition.IsSealed && definition.Attributes.HasFlag(TypeAttributes.NotPublic))
{
var attributes = definition.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(CompilerGeneratedAttribute), false);
return (attributes != null && attributes.Length > 0);
}
}
return false;
}
Test Suite:
[TestFixture]
public class WhenInterpolatingATemplateString
{
[TestCase("")]
[TestCase(null)]
public void ThenEmptyValueReturedWhenNoTemplateProvided(string? template)
{
ITemplateInterpolator testInterpolator = new TemplateInterpolator();
var testData = new TestData { Id = 14, Name = "Test" };
var result = testInterpolator.Interpolate(template!, testData);
Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo(template));
}
[Test]
public void ThenTheTypeNameIsUsedForTheDataReferenceForDefinedClasses()
{
ITemplateInterpolator testInterpolator = new TemplateInterpolator();
var testData = new TestData { Id = 14, Name = "Test" };
string template = "This is a record named \"{TestData.Name}\" with an Id of {testdata.Id}."; // case insensitive.
string expected = "This is a record named \"Test\" with an Id of 14.";
var result = testInterpolator.Interpolate(template, testData);
Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo(expected));
}
[Test]
public void ThenTheDefaultNameIsUsedForTheDataReferenceForAnonymous()
{
ITemplateInterpolator testInterpolator = new TemplateInterpolator();
var testData = new { Id = 14, Name = "Test" };
string template = "This is a record named \"{data.Name}\" with an Id of {data.Id}.";
string expected = "This is a record named \"Test\" with an Id of 14.";
var result = testInterpolator.Interpolate(template, testData);
Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo(expected));
}
[Test]
public void ThenTheProvidedDataReferenceNameOverridesTheTypeName()
{
ITemplateInterpolator testInterpolator = new TemplateInterpolator();
var testData = new TestData { Id = 14, Name = "Test" };
string template = "This is a record named \"{otherData.Name}\" with an Id of {otherData.Id}.";
string expected = "This is a record named \"Test\" with an Id of 14.";
var result = testInterpolator.Interpolate(template, testData, "otherData");
Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo(expected));
}
[Test]
public void ThenExceptionIsThrownWhenTemplateReferencesUnknownDataValues()
{
ITemplateInterpolator testInterpolator = new TemplateInterpolator();
var testData = new TestData { Id = 14, Name = "Test" };
string template = "This is a record named \"{testData.Name}\" with an Id of {testData.Id}. {testData.ExtraDetails}";
Assert.Throws<ParseException>(() => { var result = testInterpolator.Interpolate(template, testData, "testData"); });
}
[Test]
public void ThenDataFormattingExpressionsAreApplied()
{
ITemplateInterpolator testInterpolator = new TemplateInterpolator();
var testData = new { Id = 14, Name = "Test", IsActive = true, EffectiveDate = DateTime.Today };
string template = "The active state is {data.IsActive?\"Yes\":\"No\"}, Effective {data.EffectiveDate.ToString(\"yyyy-MM-dd\")}";
string expected = "The active state is Yes, Effective " + DateTime.Today.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");
var result = testInterpolator.Interpolate(template, testData);
Assert.That(result, Is.EqualTo(expected));
}
private class TestData
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string Name { get; set; }
}
}
I really don't understand the point of your ReplaceMacro method...
But here's how it should work:
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var job = new Job { Id = 1, Name = "Todo", Description = "Nothing" };
Console.WriteLine($"{job.Name} job for admin");
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
But if you really want the dynamic feel to it, your ReplaceMacro method should just take one parameter, which is the job:
static string ReplaceMacro(Job job)
{
return $"{job.Name} job for admin.";
}
And use it like:
var job = new Job { Id = 1, Name = "Todo", Description = "Nothing" };
Console.WriteLine(ReplaceMacro(job));
Or something to that effect.
I would like to pass an object and expression into a dynamically created workflow to mimic the Eval function found in many languages. Can anyone help me out with what I am doing wrong? The code below is a very simple example if taking in a Policy object, multiple its premium by 1.05, then return the result. It throws the exception:
Additional information: The following errors were encountered while processing the workflow tree:
'DynamicActivity': The private implementation of activity '1: DynamicActivity' has the following validation error: Value for a required activity argument 'To' was not supplied.
And the code:
using System.Activities;
using System.Activities.Statements;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Policy p = new Policy() { Premium = 100, Year = 2016 };
var inputPolicy = new InArgument<Policy>();
var theOutput = new OutArgument<object>();
Activity dynamicWorkflow = new DynamicActivity()
{
Properties =
{
new DynamicActivityProperty
{
Name="Policy",
Type=typeof(InArgument<Policy>),
Value=inputPolicy
}
},
Implementation = () => new Sequence()
{
Activities =
{
new Assign()
{
To = theOutput,
Value=new InArgument<string>() { Expression = "Policy.Premium * 1.05" }
}
}
}
};
WorkflowInvoker.Invoke(dynamicWorkflow);
}
}
public class Policy
{
public int Premium { get; set; }
public int Year { get; set; }
}
}
You can use Workflow Foundation to evaluate expressions, but it is far easier to use almost any other option.
The key issue at play with your code was that you were not trying to evaluate the expression (with either VisualBasicValue or CSharpValue). Assigning InArgument`1.Expression is an attempt to set the value - not to set the value to the result of an expression.
Keep in mind that compiling expressions is fairly slow (>10ms), but the resultant compiled expression can be cached for quick executions.
Using Workflow:
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// this is slow, only do this once per expression
var evaluator = new PolicyExpressionEvaluator("Policy.Premium * 1.05");
// this is fairly fast
var policy1 = new Policy() { Premium = 100, Year = 2016 };
var result1 = evaluator.Evaluate(policy1);
var policy2 = new Policy() { Premium = 150, Year = 2016 };
var result2 = evaluator.Evaluate(policy2);
Console.WriteLine($"Policy 1: {result1}, Policy 2: {result2}");
}
}
public class Policy
{
public double Premium, Year;
}
class PolicyExpressionEvaluator
{
const string
ParamName = "Policy",
ResultName = "result";
public PolicyExpressionEvaluator(string expression)
{
var paramVariable = new Variable<Policy>(ParamName);
var resultVariable = new Variable<double>(ResultName);
var daRoot = new DynamicActivity()
{
Name = "DemoExpressionActivity",
Properties =
{
new DynamicActivityProperty() { Name = ParamName, Type = typeof(InArgument<Policy>) },
new DynamicActivityProperty() { Name = ResultName, Type = typeof(OutArgument<double>) }
},
Implementation = () => new Assign<double>()
{
To = new ArgumentReference<double>() { ArgumentName = ResultName },
Value = new InArgument<double>(new CSharpValue<double>(expression))
}
};
CSharpExpressionTools.CompileExpressions(daRoot, typeof(Policy).Assembly);
this.Activity = daRoot;
}
public DynamicActivity Activity { get; }
public double Evaluate(Policy p)
{
var results = WorkflowInvoker.Invoke(this.Activity,
new Dictionary<string, object>() { { ParamName, p } });
return (double)results[ResultName];
}
}
internal static class CSharpExpressionTools
{
public static void CompileExpressions(DynamicActivity dynamicActivity, params Assembly[] references)
{
// See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/windows-workflow-foundation/csharp-expressions
string activityName = dynamicActivity.Name;
string activityType = activityName.Split('.').Last() + "_CompiledExpressionRoot";
string activityNamespace = string.Join(".", activityName.Split('.').Reverse().Skip(1).Reverse());
TextExpressionCompilerSettings settings = new TextExpressionCompilerSettings
{
Activity = dynamicActivity,
Language = "C#",
ActivityName = activityType,
ActivityNamespace = activityNamespace,
RootNamespace = null,
GenerateAsPartialClass = false,
AlwaysGenerateSource = true,
ForImplementation = true
};
// add assembly references
TextExpression.SetReferencesForImplementation(dynamicActivity, references.Select(a => (AssemblyReference)a).ToList());
// Compile the C# expression.
var results = new TextExpressionCompiler(settings).Compile();
if (results.HasErrors)
{
throw new Exception("Compilation failed.");
}
// attach compilation result to live activity
var compiledExpression = (ICompiledExpressionRoot)Activator.CreateInstance(results.ResultType, new object[] { dynamicActivity });
CompiledExpressionInvoker.SetCompiledExpressionRootForImplementation(dynamicActivity, compiledExpression);
}
}
Compare to the equivalent Roslyn code - most of which is fluff that is not really needed:
public class PolicyEvaluatorGlobals
{
public Policy Policy { get; }
public PolicyEvaluatorGlobals(Policy p)
{
this.Policy = p;
}
}
internal class PolicyExpressionEvaluator
{
private readonly ScriptRunner<double> EvaluateInternal;
public PolicyExpressionEvaluator(string expression)
{
var usings = new[]
{
"System",
"System.Collections.Generic",
"System.Linq",
"System.Threading.Tasks"
};
var references = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies()
.Where(a => !a.IsDynamic && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(a.Location))
.ToArray();
var options = ScriptOptions.Default
.AddImports(usings)
.AddReferences(references);
this.EvaluateInternal = CSharpScript.Create<double>(expression, options, globalsType: typeof(PolicyEvaluatorGlobals))
.CreateDelegate();
}
internal double Evaluate(Policy policy)
{
return EvaluateInternal(new PolicyEvaluatorGlobals(policy)).Result;
}
}
Roslyn is fully documented, and has the helpful Scripting API Samples page with examples.
Consider the following set of classes. There are two things I would like to achieve.
Get the string representation of the path of the current property. For example totalAsset.BuildingAsset.HistoricalBuildingAsset.Path should return "TotalAsset.BuildingAsset.HistoricalBuildingAsset"
Given a path "TotalAsset.BuildingAsset.HistoricalBuildingAsset" and a value "100", I want to use the path to retrieve the property and change its value.
Code Example:
public abstract class Field
{
private string _path = string.Empty;
public double Value {get;set;}
public string Path
{
get
{
//Code probably goes here
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
protected set { _path = value; }
}
}
public sealed class TotalAsset : Field
{
public TotalAsset(BuildingAsset buildingAsset)
{
Path = "TotalAsset";
BuildingAsset = buildingAsset;
}
public BuildingAsset BuildingAsset { get; private set; }
}
public sealed class BuildingAsset : Field
{
public HistoricalBuildingAsset HistoricalBuildingAsset { get; private set; }
public BuildingAsset(HistoricalBuildingAsset historicalBuildingAsset)
{
Path = "BuildingAsset";
this.HistoricalBuildingAsset = historicalBuildingAsset;
}
}
public sealed class HistoricalBuildingAsset : Field
{
public HistoricalBuildingAsset()
{
Path = "HistoricalBuildingAsset";
}
}
[TestClass]
public class TestPath
{
[TestMethod]
public void MethodTestPath()
{
var historicalBuildingAsset = new HistoricalBuildingAsset();
var buildingAsset = new BuildingAsset(historicalBuildingAsset);
var totalAsset = new TotalAsset(buildingAsset);
Assert.AreEqual("TotalAsset.BuildingAsset.HistoricalBuildingAsset", totalAsset.BuildingAsset.HistoricalBuildingAsset.Path);
}
}
Wouldn't this be easily solved using polymorphism?
Based on your question, it seems like your Path property has an inmutable value, thus you should be able to solve your issue like the following code:
public class A
{
public virtual string Path
{
get { return "A"; }
}
}
public class B : A
{
public override string Path
{
get { return base.Path + ".B"; }
}
}
public class C : B
{
public override string Path
{
get { return base.Path + ".C"; }
}
}
A a = new A();
Console.WriteLine(a.Path); // Prints "A"
B b = new B();
Console.WriteLine(b.Path); // Prints "A.B"
C c = new C();
Console.WriteLine(c.Path); // Prints "A.B.C"
Update v1.1: Recursive approach (now includes getting a property value and setting a property value by a given object path)
Because you want to leave your model as is and go with the composition way, this is the piece of "magic" to dynamically get the whole path. Note that I've required a new FullPath property in order to avoid an infinite loop during path calculation (you can also try it in a DotNetFiddle):
using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
public abstract class Field
{
public double Value
{
get;
set;
}
public string Path
{
get;
protected set;
}
public string FullPath
{
get
{
return BuildPath(this);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Recursively-builds a dot-separated full path of associated fields
/// </summary>
/// <param name="field">Optional, it's a reference to current associated field </param>
/// <param name="path">Optional, provided when this method enters to the first associated </param>
/// <returns>The whole dot-separated full path of associations to Field</returns>
private string BuildPath(Field field, string path = "")
{
// Top-level path won't start with dot
if (path != string.Empty)
{
path += '.';
}
path += field.Path;
// This will look for a property which is of type Field
PropertyInfo fieldProperty = field.GetType().GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance)
.SingleOrDefault(prop => prop.PropertyType.IsSubclassOf(typeof(Field)));
// If current field has a property of type Field...
if (fieldProperty != null)
{
// ...we'll get its value and we'll start a recursion to find the next Field.Path
path = BuildPath((Field)fieldProperty.GetValue(field, null), path);
}
return path;
}
/// <summary>
/// Recursively sets a value to an associated field property
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path">The whole path to the property</param>
/// <param name="value">The value to set</param>
/// <param name="associatedField">Optional, it's a reference to current associated field</param>
public void SetByPath(string path, object value, Field associatedField = null)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path.Trim()))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Path cannot be null or empty");
}
string[] pathParts = path.Split('.');
if (associatedField == null)
{
associatedField = this;
}
// This will look for a property which is of type Field
PropertyInfo property = associatedField.GetType().GetProperty(pathParts[0], BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
if (property == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("A property in the path wasn't found", "path");
}
object propertyValue = property.GetValue(associatedField, null);
// If property value isn't a Field, then it's the last part in the path
// and it's the property to set
if (!propertyValue.GetType().IsSubclassOf(typeof(Field)))
{
property.SetValue(associatedField, value);
}
else
{
// ... otherwise, we navigate to the next associated field, removing the first
// part in the path, so the next call will look for the next property...
SetByPath(string.Join(".", pathParts.Skip(1)), value, (Field)propertyValue);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Recursively gets a value from an associated field property
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path">The whole path to the property</param>
/// <param name="associatedField">Optional, it's a reference to current associated field</param>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the property from which the value is going to be obtained</typeparam>
public T GetByPath<T>(string path, Field associatedField = null)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(path.Trim()))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Path cannot be null or empty");
}
string[] pathParts = path.Split('.');
if (associatedField == null)
{
associatedField = this;
}
// This will look for a property which is of type Field
PropertyInfo property = associatedField.GetType().GetProperty(pathParts[0], BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
if (property == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("A property in the path wasn't found", "path");
}
object propertyValue = property.GetValue(associatedField, null);
// If property value isn't a Field, then it's the last part in the path
// and it's the property to set
if (!propertyValue.GetType().IsSubclassOf(typeof(Field)))
{
return (T)property.GetValue(associatedField, null);
}
else
{
// ... otherwise, we navigate to the next associated field, removing the first
// part in the path, so the next call will look for the next property...
return GetByPath<T>(string.Join(".", pathParts.Skip(1)), (Field)propertyValue);
}
}
}
public sealed class TotalAsset : Field
{
public TotalAsset(BuildingAsset buildingAsset)
{
Path = "TotalAsset";
BuildingAsset = buildingAsset;
}
public BuildingAsset BuildingAsset
{
get;
private set;
}
}
public sealed class BuildingAsset : Field
{
public HistoricalBuildingAsset HistoricalBuildingAsset
{
get;
private set;
}
public BuildingAsset(HistoricalBuildingAsset historicalBuildingAsset)
{
Path = "BuildingAsset";
this.HistoricalBuildingAsset = historicalBuildingAsset;
}
}
public sealed class HistoricalBuildingAsset : Field
{
public HistoricalBuildingAsset()
{
Path = "HistoricalBuildingAsset";
}
public int Age
{
get;
set;
}
}
public class Program
{
public static void Main()
{
TotalAsset total = new TotalAsset(new BuildingAsset(new HistoricalBuildingAsset()));
// Prints "TotalAsset.BuildingAsset.HistoricalBuildingAsset"
Console.WriteLine(total.FullPath);
total.SetByPath("BuildingAsset.HistoricalBuildingAsset.Age", 300);
// Prints "300" as expected!
Console.WriteLine(total.GetByPath<int>("BuildingAsset.HistoricalBuildingAsset.Age"));
}
}
You can re-use the existing .net framework Binding pattern and codebase. Your description of what you want to do sounds mightily like MVVM binding to me. The use of Binding in WPF is explained here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms752347(v=vs.110).aspx.
Using System.Windows.Data.Binding gives you an extensible framework for getting data into and out of object graphs using relative and absolute string paths to nominate the class members and collection indexes.
Sorry if the title does not reflect what I actually want.
I'm creating a generic class for selecting, updating, inserting and deleting dates from and to a database.
Basically, I want a function that gives me back an ObservableCollection<"can be anything"> ==> Where anything is a class and not strings. I would like to know if it is possible to do this, if yes, please,help me how I can achieve this.
this is my starting point:
//class a
public static ObservableCollection<ContactPerson> contactPersons = new ObservableCollection<ContactPerson>();
public static ObservableCollection<ContactPerson> getContactPerson()
{
contactPersons = (ObservableCollection<ContactPerson>)DBConnection.GetDataOutDatabase(typeof(ContactPerson), "Contactpersoon");
return contactPersons;
}
//class b
public static Object GetDataOutDatabase(Type myType,String table)
{
ObservableCollection<Object> objecten = new ObservableCollection<Object>();
string sql = "SELECT * FROM " + table;
DbDataReader reader = Database.GetData(sql);
while (reader.Read())
{
objecten.Add(Create(myType, reader));
}
return objecten;
}
private static Object Create(Type myType, IDataRecord record)
{
PropertyInfo[] myPropertyInfo = myType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
for (int i = 0; i < myPropertyInfo.Length; i++)
{
PropertyInfo myPropInfo = (PropertyInfo)myPropertyInfo[i];
String name = myPropInfo.Name;
Type type = myPropInfo.PropertyType;
}
return null;
}
And this is what I ultimately want to get. Is this possible?
//ContactPerson cp = new ContactPerson();
//cp.ID = (record["ID"].ToString());
//cp.Name = record["Name"].ToString();
//cp.Company = record["Company"].ToString();
//cp.JobTitle = new ContactPersonTitle()
//{
// Name = record["JobTitle"].ToString(),
//};
//cp.JobRole = new ContactPersonType()
//{
// Name = record["JobRole"].ToString(),
//};
//cp.City = record["City"].ToString();
//cp.Email = record["Email"].ToString();
//cp.Phone = record["Phone"].ToString();
//cp.Cellphone = record["Cellphone"].ToString();
Many thanks!
You can actually do this with reflection in generic methods.
public class DBConnection
{
public static ObservableCollection<T> GetDataOutDatabase<T>(string table)
{
var objecten = new ObservableCollection<T>();
string sql = "SELECT * FROM " + table;
DbDataReader reader = Database.GetData(sql);
while (reader.Read())
{
objecten.Add(Create<T>(reader));
}
return objecten;
}
public static T Create<T>(IDataRecord record)
{
var properties = typeof(T).GetProperties();
var returnVal = Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T));
properties.ToList().ForEach(item =>
{
try
{
if (item.PropertyType.IsPrimitive)
{
item.SetValue(returnVal, Convert.ChangeType(record[item.Name].ToString(), item.PropertyType),null);
}
else
{
object[] parameters = {record};
var value =
typeof(DBConnection).GetMethod("Create").MakeGenericMethod(item.PropertyType).Invoke(null, parameters);
item.SetValue(returnVal,value,null);
}
}
catch
{
Write("Property Not Found");
}
});
return (T)returnVal;
}
}
The example above does assume that all properties names match the column names you are retrieving from your database communication. For instance in the ContactPersonTitle above rather than Name you would need to have JobTitle as the property name.
Not as you are currently doing it. You should look into the entity framework which allows translation of database tables datacollections.
have a look at:
http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/363040/An-Introduction-to-Entity-Framework-for-Absolute-B