Class TypeNameChangedAttribute

This attribute is for when a class or struct name changes, so that the SerializableType module can find the type in this scenario. If a type name is changed without this attribute, then there may be errors.

Inheritance

Object

Attribute

TypeNameChangedAttribute

Namespace: Mechatronics.SystemGraph

Syntax

[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Struct, AllowMultiple = true)]
public class TypeNameChangedAttribute : Attribute, _Attribute

Constructors

TypeNameChangedAttribute(String, String)

Initializes the attribute

Declaration

public TypeNameChangedAttribute(string formerName, string formerNameSpace = null)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	formerName	What this type used to be known as, use the typename without any namespace
String	formerNameSpace	The name of the OLD namespace, only required if the residing namespace changed.

Fields

formerTypeNameString

The former type name string

Declaration

protected string formerTypeNameString

Field Value

Type	Description
String

prefix

The prefix

Declaration

protected string prefix

Field Value

Type	Description
String

Methods

GetFullName(String)

Given the current full name, returns the full old full name.

Declaration

public string GetFullName(string newName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	newName	Current full name for the type.

Returns

Type	Description
String	If the type has not changed namespaces, then simply appends the type name to the given namespace. Otherwise gets full name with new namespace.