namespace Simple.Data

{

using System.Dynamic;

public abstract class SimpleReference : DynamicObject

{

private readonly string _alias;

protected SimpleReference() : this(null)

{

}

protected SimpleReference(string alias)

{

_alias = alias;

}

public string GetAlias()

{

return _alias;

}

/// <summary>

/// Gets the name of the referenced object.

/// </summary>

/// <returns>The name.</returns>

public virtual string GetAliasOrName()

{

return _alias;

}

protected internal virtual DataStrategy FindDataStrategyInHierarchy()

{

return null;

}

}

public static class SimpleReferenceEx

{

public static bool IsNull(this SimpleReference reference)

{

return ReferenceEquals(reference, null);

}

}

}