Method LoadDataTypeFromSource

LoadDataTypeFromSource(String, DistributedDataType)

Responsible for loading the list from the data source. Name is passed as a parameter.

Declaration
ProviderDataTypeItem<IEnumerable> LoadDataTypeFromSource(string key, DistributedDataType dataType)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String key

Key used to reference the object.
DistributedDataType dataType

Type of collection.
Returns
Type Description
ProviderDataTypeItem<System.Collections.IEnumerable>

A CacheItem with limited fields.
Examples

The following example performs operation to load the specified data type from the data source.

public ProviderDataTypeItem<IEnumerable> LoadDataTypeFromSource(string key, DistributedDataType dataType)
{
    IEnumerable value = null;
    ProviderDataTypeItem<IEnumerable> dataTypeItem = null;

    switch (dataType)
    {
        case DistributedDataType.List:
            value = new List<object>()
        {
            LoadFromDataSource(key)
        };
            dataTypeItem = new ProviderDataTypeItem<IEnumerable>(value);
            break;

        case DistributedDataType.Dictionary:
            value = new Dictionary<string, object>()
        {
            { key ,  LoadFromDataSource(key) }
        };
            dataTypeItem = new ProviderDataTypeItem<IEnumerable>(value);
            break;

        case DistributedDataType.Counter:
            dataTypeItem = new ProviderDataTypeItem<IEnumerable>(1000);
            break;
    }

    return dataTypeItem;
}

private object LoadFromDataSource(string key)
{
    // Load item from your data source and return retrieved Object
    return _source.LoadObject(key);
}