DDay.iCal.Serialization.iCalendar.PropertySerializer.SerializeValue C# (CSharp) Method

SerializeValue() protected method

protected SerializeValue ( ISerializerFactory sf, ICalendarProperty prop, Type valueType, object v, StringBuilder result ) : void
sf ISerializerFactory
prop ICalendarProperty
valueType System.Type
v object
result StringBuilder
return void
        protected void SerializeValue(ISerializerFactory sf, ICalendarProperty prop, Type valueType, object v, StringBuilder result)
        {
            // Get a serializer to serialize the property's value.
            // If we can't serialize the property's value, the next step is worthless anyway.
            IStringSerializer valueSerializer = sf.Build(valueType, SerializationContext) as IStringSerializer;
            if (valueSerializer != null)
            {
                // Iterate through each value to be serialized,
                // and give it a property (with parameters).
                // FIXME: this isn't always the way this is accomplished.
                // Multiple values can often be serialized within the
                // same property.  How should we fix this?

                // NOTE:
                // We Serialize the property's value first, as during 
                // serialization it may modify our parameters.
                // FIXME: the "parameter modification" operation should
                // be separated from serialization. Perhaps something
                // like PreSerialize(), etc.
                string value = valueSerializer.SerializeToString(v);

                // Get the list of parameters we'll be serializing
                ICalendarParameterCollection parameterList = prop.Parameters;
                if (v is ICalendarDataType)
                    parameterList = ((ICalendarDataType)v).Parameters;

                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(prop.Name);
                if (parameterList.Any())
                {
                    // Get a serializer for parameters
                    IStringSerializer parameterSerializer = sf.Build(typeof(ICalendarParameter), SerializationContext) as IStringSerializer;
                    if (parameterSerializer != null)
                    {
                        // Serialize each parameter
                        List<string> parameters = new List<string>();
                        foreach (ICalendarParameter param in parameterList)
                        {
                            parameters.Add(parameterSerializer.SerializeToString(param));
                        }

                        // Separate parameters with semicolons
                        sb.Append(";");
                        sb.Append(string.Join(";", parameters.ToArray()));
                    }
                }
                sb.Append(":");
                sb.Append(value);

                result.Append(TextUtil.WrapLines(sb.ToString()));
            }
        }