source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Common/3.3/ObjectExtensions.cs @ 6452

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#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;

namespace HeuristicLab.Common {
  public static class ObjectExtensions {
    public static IEnumerable<object> GetObjectGraphObjects(this object obj) {
      if (obj == null) return Enumerable.Empty<object>();

      var objects = new HashSet<object>();
      var stack = new Stack<object>();

      stack.Push(obj);
      while (stack.Count > 0) {
        object current = stack.Pop();
        Type type = obj.GetType();
        objects.Add(current);

        foreach (object o in GetChildObjects(current)) {
          if (o != null && !objects.Contains(o) && !ExcludeType(o.GetType()))
            stack.Push(o);
        }
      }

      return objects;
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Types not collected:
    ///   * System.Delegate
    ///   * System.Reflection.Pointer
    ///   * Primitives (Boolean, Byte, SByte, Int16, UInt16, Int32, UInt32, Int64, UInt64, IntPtr, UIntPtr, Char, Double, Single)
    ///   * string, decimal
    ///   * Arrays of types not collected
    ///   
    /// Dictionaries and HashSets are treated specially, because it is cheaper to iterate over their keys and values
    /// compared to traverse their internal data structures.
    /// </summary>
    private static bool ExcludeType(Type type) {
      return type.IsPrimitive ||
             type == typeof(string) ||
             type == typeof(decimal) ||
             typeof(Delegate).IsAssignableFrom(type) ||
             typeof(Pointer).IsAssignableFrom(type) ||
             (type.HasElementType && ExcludeType(type.GetElementType()));
    }
    private static IEnumerable<object> GetChildObjects(object obj) {
      Type type = obj.GetType();

      if (type.IsSubclassOfRawGeneric(typeof(Dictionary<,>)) ||
         type.IsSubclassOfRawGeneric(typeof(SortedDictionary<,>)) ||
         type.IsSubclassOfRawGeneric(typeof(SortedList<,>)) ||
         obj is SortedList ||
         obj is OrderedDictionary ||
         obj is ListDictionary ||
         obj is Hashtable) {
        var dictionary = obj as IDictionary;
        foreach (object value in dictionary.Keys)
          yield return value;
        foreach (object value in dictionary.Values)
          yield return value;
      } else if (type.IsArray || type.IsSubclassOfRawGeneric(typeof(HashSet<>))) {
        var enumerable = obj as IEnumerable;
        foreach (var value in enumerable)
          yield return value;
      } else {
        foreach (FieldInfo f in type.GetAllFields()) {
          yield return f.GetValue(obj);
        }
      }
    }
  }
}