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How to recursively map one nested object type to another

I would like to map the data from one list of objects and another. I am looping through CompanyAEmployee list and able to map FullName and Title. But not able to map Children property.
public class CompanyAEmployee
{
public string FullName { get; set; }
public string Title { get; set; }
public List<CompanyAEmployee> Children { get; set; }
}
public class CompanyBEmployee
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public string PositionName { get; set; }
public List<CompanyBEmployee> Children { get; set; }
}
companyAEmployeeList; // stores all employees of companyA
var companyBEmployeeList = new List<CompanyBEmployee>();
foreach(var employee in companyAEmployeeList)
{
var companyBEmployee = new CompanyBEmployee();
companyBEmployee.Name = employee.FullName;
companyBEmployee.PositionName = employee.Title;
//how to map the children??
}
Can someone suggest a way to map Children?

You can create a recusive method, like below:
public CompanyBEmployee ComAToComB(CompanyAEmployee a){
CompanyBEmployee b = new(){
Name = a.FullName,
PositionName = a.Title,
Children = new()
};
foreach(var child in a.Children){
b.Children.Add(ComAToComB(child));
}
return b;
}
And then call it like
var comB = ComAToComB(comA);

So, in my case it was best solution to use extension methods.
You can see example here
https://dotnetfiddle.net/SwhGMY
Main idea is to use such extension method that was called recursively.
public static class ClassConverterExtensions
{
public static CompanyBEmployee ToCompanyBEmployee(this CompanyAEmployee that)
{
var result = new CompanyBEmployee();
result.Name = that.FullName;
result.PositionName = that.Title;
if(that.Children == null)
{
return result;
}
result.Children = new List<CompanyBEmployee>();
foreach(var item in that.Children)
{
result.Children.Add(item.ToCompanyBEmployee());
}
return result;
}
}
Good point is that you can write this without changing source code of classes CompanyBEmployee and CompanyAEmployee
So, this classes is not referenced one to another, but you can write converters From A to B and from B to A without cyclic references.

Here is the solution:
public class CompanyAEmployee
{
public string FullName { get; set; }
public string Title { get; set; }
public List<CompanyAEmployee> Children { get; set; }
public static explicit operator CompanyBEmployee(CompanyAEmployee employee)
{
CompanyBEmployee employee1 = new CompanyBEmployee();
employee1.Name = employee.FullName;
employee1.PositionName = employee.Title;
employee1.Children = new List<CompanyBEmployee>(employee.Children.Count);
int count = employee.Children.Count;
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
employee1.Children[i] = (CompanyBEmployee)employee.Children[i];
return employee1;
}
}
public class CompanyBEmployee
{
public string Name { get; set; }
public string PositionName { get; set; }
public List<CompanyBEmployee> Children { get; set; }
}
Now you can just use an assignment operator with explicit casting from CompanyAEmployee to CompanyBEmployee.
Like this:
CompanyAEmployee employee = new CompanyAEmployee();
//... assign all the fields
CompanyBEmployee employee2 = (CompanyBEmployee)employee.
Now you are done!

Sharing Object between Views & ViewModels in MVVM

I'm new to WPF + MVVM and have been having trouble getting around viewmodels.
I have a object called FSystem which contains a alot of lists which are populated from a XML.
public class FSystem : ObservableObject
{
public List<FUser> _userList;
public List<FZone> _zoneList;
public List<FSource> _sourceList;
public string _projectName { get; set; }
private string _projectVersion { get; set; }
private string _processorIp { get; set; }
private bool _isMultiLingualModeOn { get; set; }
private int _systemIncludeLighting { get; set; }
private int _systemIncludeWindowsTreatments { get; set; }
private int _systemIncludeSip { get; set; }
private int _systemIncludeCamaras { get; set; }
public FSystem()
{
UserList = new List<FUser>();
}
}
This is the XMLParser which is called when the user loads the XML to the application.
public static class XMLParsers
{
public static FSystem ParseByXDocument(string xmlPath)
{
var fSystem = new FSystem();
XDocument doc = XDocument.Load(xmlPath);
XElement fSystemElement = doc.Element("FSystem");
if (fSystemElement != null)
{
fSystem.ProjectName = fSystemElement.Element("ProjectName").Value;
fSystem.ProjectVersion = fSystemElement.Element("ProjectVersion").Value;
fSystem.ProcessorIp = fSystemElement.Element("ProcessorIP").Value;
fSystem.ProcessorFilePath = fSystemElement.Element("ProcessorFilePath").Value;
fSystem.SystemIncludeLighting = Convert.ToInt16(fSystemElement.Element("SystemIncludeLighting").Value);
fSystem.SystemIncludeSip = Convert.ToInt16(fSystemElement.Element("SystemIncludeLighting").Value);
fSystem.SystemIncludeCamaras = Convert.ToInt16(fSystemElement.Element("SystemIncludeCameras").Value);
}
fSystem.UserList = (from user in doc.Descendants("FUser")
select new FUser()
{
Id = user.Element("Id").Value,
Name = user.Element("Name").Value,
Icon = user.Element("IconColour").Value,
Pin = user.Element("UserPin").Value,
IsPinEnabled = Convert.ToBoolean(Convert.ToInt16(user.Element("UserPinEnabled").Value)),
ListIndex = user.Element("ListIndex").Value
}).ToList();
return fSystem;
}
}
And this is the MainViewModel below is what contains the Commands which Load the XML and the property FSystem I wish to use in other view models.
public class MainViewModel : ViewModel
{
private Fystem fSystem;
public FSystem FSystem
{
get { return fSystem; }
private set
{
fSystem = value;
NotifyPropertyChanged("FSystem");
}
}
public MainViewModel()
{
InitiateState();
WireCommands();
}
private void InitiateState()
{
FSystem = new FSystem();
}
private void WireCommands()
{
XDocumentLoadCommand = new RelayCommand(XDocumentLoad) {IsEnabled = true};
ClearDataCommand = new RelayCommand(ClearData) {IsEnabled = true};
}
public RelayCommand XDocumentLoadCommand { get; private set; }
private void XDocumentLoad()
{
var openDlg = new OpenFileDialog
{
Title = "Open .FAS",
DefaultExt = ".fas",
Filter = "F System Files (*.fas)|*.fas",
Multiselect = false
};
bool? result = openDlg.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK;
if (result != true) return;
FSystem = XMLParsers.ParseByXDocument(openDlg.FileName);
}
The application basically lets the user change the different objects (FUser,FZone,FSource, ect). The idea I had was the user would load the XML then be able to edit the different list objects on different views.
What would the correct way be to go about this in MVVM?
I plan to (hopefully) get the User, Zone and Source views to display Datagrids which are populated with their respective data from the Model.

Create you specific view models, and use dependency injection to pass the relevant data into them (this list or that list).
This way, the view models don't need to know about other stuff, and you can easily mock it for testing and for dummy data to see on the designer.
Copy paste into Linqpad for the simplest example. Both mock viewmodels take a dependency (i in our case). You can just pass your lists:
void Main()
{
int someInt = 5;
int anotherInt = 7;
VM vm1 = new VM(someInt);
VM vm2 = new VM(anotherInt);
vm1.RevealI();
vm2.RevealI();
}
public class VM{
private int _i;
public VM(int i)
{
_i = i;
}
public void RevealI() { Console.WriteLine("value of i is: " + _i); }
}
Othen than that, here's more items:
MSDN
Code Project
stack overflow

list<classtype> model update in C# using linq

I have a model structure as illustrate below.
public class GuideLineSectionsViewModel
{
public GuideLineSectionsViewModel()
{
SectionsSet = new List<SectionViewModel>();
}
public string Title { get; set; }
public List<SectionViewModel> SectionsSet { get; set; }
}
public class SectionViewModel
{
public SectionViewModel()
{
SectionsSet = new List<SectionViewModel>();
QuestionsSet = new List<QuestionViewModel>();
ProblemsSet = new List<ProblemViewModel>();
GoalsSet = new List<GoalViewModel>();
BarriersSet = new List<BarriersViewModel>();
QuestionReferencesSet = new List<QuestionReferenceViewModel>();
}
public string Heading { get; set; }
public List<SectionViewModel> SectionsSet { get; set; }
public List<QuestionViewModel> QuestionsSet { get; set; }
public List<ProblemViewModel> ProblemsSet { get; set; }
public List<GoalViewModel> GoalsSet { get; set; }
public List<BarriersViewModel> BarriersSet { get; set; }
public List<QuestionReferenceViewModel> QuestionReferencesSet { get; set; }
}
public class ProblemViewModel
{
public string Text { get; set; }
public bool Identified { get; set; }
public List<GoalViewModel> GoalsSet { get; set; }
public List<QuestionReferenceViewModel> QuestionReferencesSet { get; set; }
}
Now Based on the condition I need to update the every list value of the ProblemViewModel using linq.Below is the condition
public GuideLineSectionsViewModel FindGuidelineType(GuideLineSectionsViewModel guidelineSectionModel)
{
//GuideLineSectionsViewModel result = new GuideLineSectionsViewModel();
string title = guidelineSectionModel.Title;
int count = Regex.Matches(title, "Low Intensity").Count;
if (count > 0)
{
}
return guidelineSectionModel;
}
The guidelineSectionModel.Title will contain the text as "some value : Low Intensity". So i used the regx to filter the text. Is there other way i can directly check the condition in linq. and update the model model.
I want to update list value of ProblemViewModelmodel property value public bool Identified to "true"
Currently it contain only False value.
Please can anyone help me to solve the issue.

Have a look at following method. I could not put LINQ but I think this answer can solve your purpose. Again Some classes structure are missing in your question so you may need to put that in following method.
GuideLineSectionsViewModel FindGuidelineType(GuideLineSectionsViewModel guidelineSectionModel)
{
//GuideLineSectionsViewModel result = new GuideLineSectionsViewModel();
string title = guidelineSectionModel.Title;
int count = Regex.Matches(title, "Low Intensity").Count;
if (count > 0)
{
foreach(SectionViewModel svm in guidelineSectionModel.SectionsSet)
{
foreach(ProblemViewModel pvm in svm.ProblemsSet)
{
pvm.Identified = true;
}
}
}
return guidelineSectionModel;
}

If you prefer LINQ:
if(guideLine.Title.Contains("Low Intensity"))
{
guideLine.SectionsSet.ForEach(s => s.ProblemsSet.ForEach(ps => ps.Identified = true));
}
Note: please read this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/2962689/1525637 due to possible performance problems with the Regex.Matches, you should use String.Contains instead.

Adding model object to list fails

I have a model class like this
namespace ConnectBLL.DTO.Response
{
public class CategorySettings
{
public bool NeedsLoginToViewLongText { get; set; }
public bool NeedsLoginToViewAnyDetails { get; set; }
public bool ShowAttachment { get; set; }
public string CategoryPageID { get; set; }
public string TpUrl { get; set; }
}
public class CategorySettingsListResponse
{
public List<CategorySettings> CategorySettingsList { get; set; }
}
}
And I am trying to add data to it like this
private readonly CategorySettings cs = new CategorySettings();
CategorySettingsListResponse csr=new CategorySettingsListResponse();
public string GetAllCategorySettings()
{
cs.NeedsLoginToViewLongText = true;
cs.NeedsLoginToViewAnyDetails = false;
cs.ShowAttachment = true;
cs.CategoryPageID = "1";
cs.TpUrl = "url";
csr.CategorySettingsList.Add(cs);
}
But this fails and gives an error
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Can any one point out what is I am doing wrong?

Somewhere, you need to initialize CategorySettingsList.
public class CategorySettingsListResponse
{
CategorySettingsListResponse() {
CategorySettingsList = new List<CategorySettings>();
}
public List<CategorySettings> CategorySettingsList { get; set; }
}

You are tying to use an instance of List before initializing. Before
csr.CategorySettingsList.Add(cs);
Insert:
if (csr.CategorySettingsList == null) {
csr.CategorySettingsList = new List<CategorySettings>();
}

You are using uncreated objects cs and CategorySettingsList, you should create them before use:
public string GetAllCategorySettings()
{
csr.CategorySettingsList = new ListCategorySettings<>();
var cs = new CategorySettings
{
NeedsLoginToViewLongText = true,
...

What is cs? Something missing?
You forgot to do this:
var cs = new CategorySettings();
Also
You need to instantiate the CategorySettingsList in constructor for CategorySettingsListResponse.

List Updating a value after Insert

i have a issue, I want to Update a value to element which is getting added in a list.
With generic example:-
I have a Model Object:-
public class Model
{
public int ModelProperty1 { get; set; }
public int ModelProperty2 { get; set; }
public int ModelPropertyStatus { get; set; }
}
I have a DTO Object:-
public class DTO
{
public int DTOProperty1 { get; set; }
public int DTOProperty2 { get; set; }
public int DTOPropertyStatus { get; set; }
}
Now, in my Controller i have a List which adds Model object:-
List<Model> _listOfModel = new List<Model>();
Secondly, i have created a mapping method which maps my Model & DTO
private Model MapDTOToModel(DTO dto)
{
return new Model
{
ModelProperty1 = dto.DTOProperty1,
ModelProperty2 = dto.DTOProperty2
};
}
Coming to my Issue:-
I want something like this to work:-
//I want a piece of code that Updates my ModelPropertyStatus after it gets inserted to //List
_listOfModel.Add(new Model() { ModelPropertyStatus = 1 });
//Here is the piece of code i want to convert:-
Model model = new Model();
model.ModelPropertyStatus = 1;
_listOfModel.Add(MapDTOToModel(model));
To be specific(Updated)
I want something like this:-
_listOfModel.Add(MapDTOToModel() { ModelPropertyStatus = 1 });
Any Suggestions??

You are looking for an ObservableCollection:
Represents a dynamic data collection that provides notifications when items get added, removed, or when the whole list is refreshed.
Here's an example:
public class Model
{
public int ModelProperty1 { get; set; }
public int ModelProperty2 { get; set; }
public int ModelPropertyStatus { get; set; }
}
void Main()
{
ObservableCollection<Model> _listOfModel = new ObservableCollection<Model>();
_listOfModel.CollectionChanged += (s, o) =>
{
foreach (var m in o.NewItems)
((Model)m).ModelPropertyStatus = 1;
};
var model = new Model();
Console.WriteLine("Before add: " + model.ModelPropertyStatus.ToString());
_listOfModel.Add(model);
Console.WriteLine("After add: " + model.ModelPropertyStatus.ToString());
}
output:
Before add: 0
After add: 1
As you can see, using the CollectionChanged event, the property gets updatet during the insert.