private static object GenerateComplexObject(Type type, Dictionary<Type, object> createdObjectReferences)
{
object result = null;
if (createdObjectReferences.TryGetValue(type, out result))
{
// The object has been created already, just return it. This will handle the circular reference case.
return result;
}
if (type.IsValueType)
{
result = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
}
else
{
ConstructorInfo defaultCtor = type.GetConstructor(Type.EmptyTypes);
if (defaultCtor == null)
{
// Cannot instantiate the type because it doesn't have a default constructor
return null;
}
result = defaultCtor.Invoke(new object[0]);
}
createdObjectReferences.Add(type, result);
SetPublicProperties(type, result, createdObjectReferences);
SetPublicFields(type, result, createdObjectReferences);
return result;
}