Kartverket.MetadataEditor.Areas.HelpPage.HelpPageSampleGenerator.GetSampleObject C# (CSharp) Method

        public virtual object GetSampleObject(Type type)
        {
            object sampleObject;

            if (!SampleObjects.TryGetValue(type, out sampleObject))
            {
                // No specific object available, try our factories.
                foreach (Func<HelpPageSampleGenerator, Type, object> factory in SampleObjectFactories)
                {
                    if (factory == null)
                    {
                        continue;
                    }

                    try
                    {
                        sampleObject = factory(this, type);
                        if (sampleObject != null)
                        {
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    catch
                    {
                        // Ignore any problems encountered in the factory; go on to the next one (if any).
                    }
                }
            }

            return sampleObject;
        }

        private static object GeneratePageResult(HelpPageSampleGenerator sampleGenerator, Type type)
        {
            if (type.IsGenericType)
            {
                Type openGenericType = type.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
                if (openGenericType == typeof(PageResult<>))
                {
                    // Get the T in PageResult<T>
                    Type[] typeParameters = type.GetGenericArguments();
                    Debug.Assert(typeParameters.Length == 1);

                    // Create an enumeration to pass as the first parameter to the PageResult<T> constuctor
                    Type itemsType = typeof(List<>).MakeGenericType(typeParameters);
                    object items = sampleGenerator.GetSampleObject(itemsType);

                    // Fill in the other information needed to invoke the PageResult<T> constuctor
                    Type[] parameterTypes = new Type[] { itemsType, typeof(Uri), typeof(long?), };
                    object[] parameters = new object[] { items, null, (long)ObjectGenerator.DefaultCollectionSize, };

                    // Call PageResult(IEnumerable<T> items, Uri nextPageLink, long? count) constructor
                    ConstructorInfo constructor = type.GetConstructor(parameterTypes);
                    return constructor.Invoke(parameters);
                }
            }

            return null;
        }