Class ObjectConverter

This utility class is designed to make System.Object related conversions easier to work with.

Inheritance

System.Object

ObjectConverter

Namespace: Cuemon

Assembly: Cuemon.Core.dll

Syntax

public static class ObjectConverter

Methods

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ChangeType(Object, Type)

Returns an object of the specified type and whose value is equivalent to the specified object.

Declaration

public static object ChangeType(object value, Type conversionType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	value	The object to convert the underlying type.
System.Type	conversionType	The System.Type of object to return.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	An object whose type is `conversionType` and whose value is equivalent to `value`.

Remarks

What differs from the System.Convert.ChangeType(Object, Type) is, that this converter supports generics and enums somewhat automated.

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ChangeType(Object, Type, IFormatProvider)

Returns an object of the specified type and whose value is equivalent to the specified object.

Declaration

public static object ChangeType(object value, Type conversionType, IFormatProvider provider)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Object	value	The object to convert the underlying type.
System.Type	conversionType	The System.Type of object to return.
System.IFormatProvider	provider	An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	An object whose type is `conversionType` and whose value is equivalent to `value`.

Remarks

What differs from the System.Convert.ChangeType(Object, Type) is, that this converter supports generics and enums. Failover uses System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor.

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FromString(String)

Returns a primitive object whose value is equivalent to the specified value.

Declaration

public static object FromString(string value)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	value	The string to convert the underlying type.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	An object whose type is primitive (either System.Boolean, System.Int64 or System.Double) and whose value is equivalent to `value`. If conversion is unsuccessful, the original `value` is returned.

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FromString(String, IFormatProvider)

Returns a primitive object whose value is equivalent to the specified value.

Declaration

public static object FromString(string value, IFormatProvider provider)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	value	The string to convert the underlying type.
System.IFormatProvider	provider	An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	An object whose type is primitive (either System.Boolean, System.Int64 or System.Double) and whose value is equivalent to `value`. If conversion is unsuccessful, the original `value` is returned.