/**
* Constructs the form values dictionary by first calling the method <code>
* encodeEnterpriseObjectsPrimaryKeyForUrl</code> and then using the results of that to construct
* the dictionary.
*
* @param eos array of enterprise objects to be encoded in the url
* @param separator to be used to separate entity names
* @param encrypt flag to determine if the primary key of the objects should be encrypted.
* @return dictionary containing all of the key value pairs where the keys denote the entity names
* and the values denote the possibly encrypted primary keys.
*/
public static NSDictionary dictionaryOfFormValuesForEnterpriseObjects(
NSArray eos, String separator, boolean encrypt) {
String base = encodeEnterpriseObjectsPrimaryKeyForUrl(eos, separator, encrypt);
NSArray elements = NSArray.componentsSeparatedByString(base, "&");
return (NSDictionary)
NSPropertyListSerialization.propertyListFromString(
"{" + elements.componentsJoinedByString(";") + ";}");
}
/**
* Creates an NSDictionary from a resource associated with a given bundle that is in property list
* format.
*
* @param name name of the file or resource.
* @param bundle NSBundle to which the resource belongs.
* @return NSDictionary de-serialized from the property list.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public static NSDictionary dictionaryFromPropertyList(String name, NSBundle bundle) {
String string = ERXStringUtilities.stringFromResource(name, "plist", bundle);
return (NSDictionary<?, ?>) NSPropertyListSerialization.propertyListFromString(string);
}
