public static object ToType(object source, Type targetType)
{
ITypeConverter typeConverter = TypeConverterRegistry.GetConverter(targetType);
if (typeConverter == null)
{
return(Convert.ChangeType(source, targetType));
}
return(typeConverter.ConvertFrom(source));
}
/// <summary>
/// Populates <see cref="TypeConverterRegistry"/> using values specified in
/// the <c>typeConverters</c> config section.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parent">
/// The configuration settings in a corresponding parent
/// configuration section.
/// </param>
/// <param name="configContext">
/// The configuration context when called from the ASP.NET
/// configuration system. Otherwise, this parameter is reserved and
/// is <see langword="null"/>.
/// </param>
/// <param name="section">
/// The <see cref="System.Xml.XmlNode"/> for the section.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// This method always returns <see langword="null"/>, because the
/// <see cref="TypeConverterRegistry"/> is populated as a side-effect of
/// its execution and thus there is no need to return anything.
/// </returns>
public object Create(object parent, object configContext, XmlNode section)
{
if (section != null)
{
XmlNodeList converters = ((XmlElement)section).GetElementsByTagName(ConverterElementName);
foreach (XmlElement aliasElement in converters)
{
string forType = GetRequiredAttributeValue(aliasElement, ForAttributeName, section);
string converterType = GetRequiredAttributeValue(aliasElement, TypeAttributeName, section);
TypeConverterRegistry.RegisterConverter(forType, converterType);
}
}
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Register the given custom <see cref="System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter"/>
/// for all properties of the given <see cref="System.Type"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="requiredType">
/// The <see cref="System.Type"/> of property.
/// </param>
/// <param name="typeConverter">
/// The <see cref="System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter"/> to register.
/// </param>
public virtual void RegisterCustomConverter(
Type requiredType, TypeConverter typeConverter)
{
TypeConverterRegistry.RegisterConverter(requiredType, typeConverter);
}
private void RegisterTypeConverters()
{
TypeConverterRegistry.RegisterConverter(typeof(WriteConcern), new WriteConcernTypeConverter());
}
private void RegisterTypeConverters()
{
TypeConverterRegistry.RegisterConverter(typeof(WriteConcern), new WriteConcernTypeConverter());
TypeConverterRegistry.RegisterConverter(typeof(ReadPreference), new ReadPreferenceTypeConverter());
TypeConverterRegistry.RegisterConverter(typeof(MongoServerAddress), new MongoServerAddressTypeConverter());
}
