/**
*
* @param MString $dictString
*
* @return MDictionary
*/
public static function parseString(MString $dictString)
{
$arr = $dictString->componentsSeparatedByString(S("|"));
$dict = new MMutableDictionary();
foreach ($arr->toArray() as $dictKeyPair) {
$dictKeyPairArr = $dictKeyPair->componentsSeparatedByString(S(":"));
$key = $dictKeyPairArr->objectAtIndex(0)->urlDecodedString();
$value = $dictKeyPairArr->objectAtIndex(1)->urlDecodedString();
$dict->setObjectForKey($key, $value);
}
return $dict;
}
/**
* Returns an instance of MEntityDescriptionAttribute matching
* the specified path
*
* The path is a string which should be in the following format
*
* "EntityName.attributeName"
*
* @param MString $path The path of the attribute you wish to retrieve
*
* @return MEntityDescriptionAttribute The attribute matching the specified
* path, or null if no matching attribute is found
*/
public function attributeWithPath(MString $path)
{
$pathArray = $path->componentsSeparatedByString(S("."));
if ($pathArray->count() == 2) {
$entityName = $pathArray->objectAtIndex(0);
$attributeName = $pathArray->objectAtIndex(1);
return $this->entityWithName($entityName)->attributeWithName($attributeName);
} else {
return null;
}
}
