ITransientObject Interface

Indexer that gives access to the attributes of the attribute bearer.

The TransientObjectType (class) of the object

Executes the function method given by its name. Throws an exception if the method does not exists or the parameters are of wrong types.

Executes the procedure method given by its name. Throws an exception if the method does not exists or the parameters are of wrong types.

Creates a shallow clone of this transient object. All attributes will be transferred to the new object.

Creates a deep copy of this transient object (i.e. (transient) class objects will be replicated). All attributes will be transferred to the new transient object.

Returns the attribute with the given attribute name. If the attribute bearer (type) doesn't have an attribute with this name, a NullReferenceException is thrown.

Returns true, if the typed object is compatible to the given type

Returns whether this and that are deeply equal, which means the scalar attributes are equal, the container attributes are memberwise deeply equal, and object attributes are deeply equal. (If types are unequal the result is false.) Visited objects are/have to be stored in the visited objects dictionary in order to detect shortcuts and cycles. TODO: extend to structures including shortcuts and cycles, but excluding aliasing, with a visited objects map instead of a set.

Resets all attribute bearer attributes to their initial values.

Sets the attribute with the given attribute name to the given value. If the attribute bearer (type) doesn't have an attribute with this name, a NullReferenceException is thrown.