//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Copyright (c) Intel Corporation, 2008 - 2009  All Rights Reserved.
//
//  File:       CimParam.cs 
//
//  Contents:   CimParam is a part of the CimFramework project.
//              It implements a Cim param class.
//
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using System.Xml.XPath;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using Intel.Manageability.Cim;
using Intel.Manageability.Exceptions;

namespace Intel.Manageability.Cim
{
    /// <summary>
    /// A class which store the data in the order it was inserted .
    /// This class is the base class for all cim classes.
    /// </summary>
    public abstract class CimParam : CimData
    {
        public CimParam(string className, string nameSpace)
            : base(className, nameSpace)
        {

        }
        
        /// <summary>
        /// Append New CIM Field
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="name">Field name</param>
        /// <param name="values">Array of field values.</param>
        public override void AddField(string name, string[] values)
        {
            if (values == null)
                throw new NullReferenceException(); 
            if (ContainsField(name))
                throw (new CimException(string.Format("AddField: Field \"{0}\" already exists", name)));
            

            XmlElement root = _xmlMembers.DocumentElement;
            foreach (string val in values)
            {
                //Create a new node.
                XmlElement elem = _xmlMembers.CreateElement(name, _xmlNamespace);
                //elem.InnerText = val;
                elem.InnerXml = val;
                root.AppendChild(elem);
            }
        }
    }
}