This code will dynamically generate the expression for you with the nested clauses. I have a scenario where the number of "OR" s was unknown, so I'm using the below. Usage:
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
var query = new PropertyString(@"<Query><Where>{{WhereClauses}}</Where></Query>");
var whereClause =
new PropertyString(@"<Eq><FieldRef Name='ID'/><Value Type='Counter'>{{NestClauseValue}}</Value></Eq>");
var andClause = new PropertyString("<Or>{{FirstExpression}}{{SecondExpression}}</Or>");
string[] values = {"1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6"};
query["WhereClauses"] = NestEq(whereClause, andClause, values);
Console.WriteLine(query);
}
And here's the code:
private static string MakeExpression(PropertyString nestClause, string value)
{
var expr = nestClause.New();
expr["NestClauseValue"] = value;
return expr.ToString();
}
/// <summary>
/// Recursively nests the clause with the nesting expression, until nestClauseValue is empty.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="whereClause"> A property string in the following format: <Eq><FieldRef Name='Title'/><Value Type='Text'>{{NestClauseValue}}</Value></Eq>"; </param>
/// <param name="nestingExpression"> A property string in the following format: <And>{{FirstExpression}}{{SecondExpression}}</And> </param>
/// <param name="nestClauseValues">A string value which NestClauseValue will be filled in with.</param>
public static string NestEq(PropertyString whereClause, PropertyString nestingExpression, string[] nestClauseValues, int pos=0)
{
if (pos > nestClauseValues.Length)
{
return "";
}
if (nestClauseValues.Length == 1)
{
return MakeExpression(whereClause, nestClauseValues[0]);
}
var expr = nestingExpression.New();
if (pos == nestClauseValues.Length - 2)
{
expr["FirstExpression"] = MakeExpression(whereClause, nestClauseValues[pos]);
expr["SecondExpression"] = MakeExpression(whereClause, nestClauseValues[pos + 1]);
return expr.ToString();
}
else
{
expr["FirstExpression"] = MakeExpression(whereClause, nestClauseValues[pos]);
expr["SecondExpression"] = NestEq(whereClause, nestingExpression, nestClauseValues, pos + 1);
return expr.ToString();
}
}
public class PropertyString
{
private string _propStr;
public PropertyString New()
{
return new PropertyString(_propStr );
}
public PropertyString(string propStr)
{
_propStr = propStr;
_properties = new Dictionary<string, string>();
}
private Dictionary<string, string> _properties;
public string this[string key]
{
get
{
return _properties.ContainsKey(key) ? _properties[key] : string.Empty;
}
set
{
if (_properties.ContainsKey(key))
{
_properties[key] = value;
}
else
{
_properties.Add(key, value);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Replaces properties in the format {{propertyName}} in the source string with values from KeyValuePairPropertiesDictionarysupplied dictionary.nce you've set a property it's replaced in the string and you
/// </summary>
/// <param name="originalStr"></param>
/// <param name="keyValuePairPropertiesDictionary"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public override string ToString()
{
string modifiedStr = _propStr;
foreach (var keyvaluePair in _properties)
{
modifiedStr = modifiedStr.Replace("{{" + keyvaluePair.Key + "}}", keyvaluePair.Value);
}
return modifiedStr;
}
}
