Pathfinder.Util.ConvertAny Class Reference

Extended conversion utilities to convert any type to any other type provided the conversion is valid. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static bool	CanConvert< ToType > (object value)
	Determines whether this instance can convert the specified value. More...
static bool	CanConvert (Type fromType, Type toType)
	Determines whether this instance can convert the specified fromType to the toType . More...
static bool	TryConvert< ToType > (object value, out ToType toValue)
	Attempts to convert the value to the specified type. More...
static ToType	Convert< ToType > (object fromValue)
	Converts the specified from value. More...
static object	ConvertByType (object fromValue, Type toType)
	Converts value to the specified type. More...
static T	Default< T > ()
	Creates a default instance of T More...
static object	DefaultByType (Type type)
	Creates a default instance of type . More...

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

CanConvert()

static bool Pathfinder.Util.ConvertAny.CanConvert ( Type  fromType, Type  toType  )

static

Parameters

fromType	From type.
toType	To type.

Returns

true if the conversion is valid; otherwise, false.

This method checks 4 types of conversions:

1. If they are the same type, returns true.
2. If they are both IConvertible types, return true.
3. If the toType is part of the inheritance chain of fromType.
4. Direct casting, only returns true if both types have default constructors.

CanConvert< ToType >()

static bool Pathfinder.Util.ConvertAny.CanConvert< ToType > ( object  value )

static

Template Parameters

ToType

The type of to type.

Parameters

value

From value.

Returns

true if this instance can convert the specified from value; otherwise, false.

Convert< ToType >()

static ToType Pathfinder.Util.ConvertAny.Convert< ToType > ( object  fromValue )

static

Template Parameters

ToType

The type to convert to.

Parameters

fromValue

The value to convert.

Returns

Converted value.

Exceptions

InvalidCastException

Raised when the value cannot be converted to the specified type.

ConvertByType()

static object Pathfinder.Util.ConvertAny.ConvertByType ( object  fromValue, Type  toType  )

static

Parameters

fromValue	The value to convert.
toType	The type to convert to.

Returns

Object that represents the converted type.

Default< T >()

static T Pathfinder.Util.ConvertAny.Default< T > ( )

static

Template Parameters

T	Type to create a default instance of.

Returns

Default instance of T .

For primitive types this will create a value of 0 with the specified type. For objects, if the object has a default constructor it will return a default instance of the type. If the object does not have a default constructor, it will return null.

DefaultByType()

static object Pathfinder.Util.ConvertAny.DefaultByType ( Type  type )

static

Parameters

type

The type.

Returns

Instance of the specified type.

This method uses the generic Default method to create an instance of the type.

TryConvert< ToType >()

static bool Pathfinder.Util.ConvertAny.TryConvert< ToType > ( object  value, out ToType  toValue  )

static

Template Parameters

ToType

The type to convert to.

Parameters

value	Value to convert.
toValue	Converted value.

Returns

true if conversion succeeds, false otherwise.

If the conversion fails, the value of toValue is the default of that particular type.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• Pathfinder/Util/ConvertAny.cs