// Copyright (c) 2010-2014 SharpDX - Alexandre Mutel
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using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Xml.Serialization;

namespace SharpGen.Config
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Abstract Rule base class for all rules in <see cref="ConfigFile"/>.
    /// </summary>
    public abstract class ConfigBaseRule
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a <see cref="System.String"/> that represents this instance.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>
        /// A <see cref="System.String"/> that represents this instance.
        /// </returns>
        [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
        public override string ToString()
        {
            // Print the names of this rule using the XmlTypeAttribute name if present.
            var xmlTypeAttribute = GetType().GetTypeInfo().GetCustomAttributes<XmlTypeAttribute>(true).FirstOrDefault();
            string name = GetType().Name;
            if (xmlTypeAttribute != null)
                name = xmlTypeAttribute.TypeName;
            return name;
        }
    }
}