Initializing a list within Unity Configuration XML

Question

I need to initialize an object which has a number of properties. These properties are IList<string>. I want to add strings to these via the configuration file. I'm using Unity configuration XML but I am unsure of the XML syntax to describe what I am trying to achieve.

This is the class of properties:

public class MyClass : IMyClass
{
    public IList<string> Animals { get; set; }
    public IList<string> People { get; set; }
    public IList<string> Objects { get; set; }
}

And this is my XML so far (using a non-real world for simplicity):

<unity xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/practices/2010/unity">
  <container>
    <register>
      <register type="IMyClass" mapTo="MyClass">
        <property name="Animals">
           Somehow use <method> to `Insert` these strings to the properties IList
           Cat
           Dog
           Mouse
        </property>
        <property name="People">
           Bob
           Joe
           Jack
        </property>
        <property name="Objects">
           Chair
           Door
        </property>
      </register>
    </register>
  </container>
</unity>

According to MSDN to call a method you use this XML:

<register type="MyLogger">
    <method name="Initialize">
        <param name="loggerSettings" />
    </method>
</register>

But I do not know how to mix the method call in with the <property> tag.

How should the XML be written to allow for Unity to call methods on the properties to add?

FYI - XML DI configuration is considered antiquated because it is difficult to configure and provides no compile-time error checking. These days most DI configuration is done in code inside of the application. Many DI containers are now dropping support for XML. — NightOwl888
– NightOwl888, Commented Aug 15, 2015 at 21:53

Backs · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-20 05:01:16Z

1

Look here:

<property name="Animals">
    <array>
        <value value="Cat"/>
        <value value="Dog"/>
        <value value="Mouse"/>
    </array>
</property>

answered Aug 20, 2015 at 5:01

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Backs Over a year ago

@user9993 I hope, but I can be wrong. can you change your config from XML to code?

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