/// <summary>
/// Converts arguments from one type to another type that is required by the method call.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="args"></param>
/// <param name="method">The method for which the parameters need to be converted</param>
public static object[] ConvertArgs(List <object> args, MethodInfo method)
{
var hostLangArgs = new List <object>();
var parameters = method.GetParameters();
if (parameters.Length == 0)
{
return(hostLangArgs.ToArray());
}
// REQUIREMENT: Number of values must match # of parameters in method.
for (int ndx = 0; ndx < parameters.Length; ndx++)
{
var param = parameters[ndx];
var sourceArg = args[ndx] as LObject;
// CASE 1: Null
if (sourceArg == LObjects.Null)
{
var defaultVal = LangTypeHelper.GetDefaultValue(param.ParameterType);
hostLangArgs.Add(defaultVal);
}
// CASE 2: int, bool, date, time
else if (sourceArg.Type.IsBuiltInType())
{
var convertedVal = sourceArg.GetValue();
convertedVal = ConvertToCorrectHostLangValue(param.ParameterType, convertedVal);
hostLangArgs.Add(convertedVal);
}
// CASE 3: LArrayType
else if (sourceArg.Type == LTypes.Array && param.ParameterType.IsGenericType)
{
var gentype = param.ParameterType.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
if (gentype == typeof(List <>) || gentype == typeof(IList <>))
{
args[ndx] = ConvertToTypedList((List <object>)sourceArg.GetValue(), param.ParameterType);
}
}
}
return(hostLangArgs.ToArray());
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts arguments from one type to another type that is required by the method call.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="args"></param>
/// <param name="method">The method for which the parameters need to be converted</param>
public static object[] ConvertArgs(List <object> args, MethodInfo method)
{
var hostLangArgs = new List <object>();
var parameters = method.GetParameters();
if (parameters.Length == 0)
{
return(hostLangArgs.ToArray());
}
// REQUIREMENT: Number of values must match # of parameters in method.
for (var ndx = 0; ndx < parameters.Length; ndx++)
{
var param = parameters[ndx];
var sourceArg = args[ndx] as LObject;
// CASE 1: Null
if (sourceArg == LObjects.Null)
{
var defaultVal = LangTypeHelper.GetDefaultValue(param.ParameterType);
hostLangArgs.Add(defaultVal);
}
// CASE 2: int, bool, date, time
else if (sourceArg.Type.IsPrimitiveType())
{
var convertedVal = sourceArg.GetValue();
convertedVal = ConvertToCorrectHostLangValue(param.ParameterType, convertedVal);
hostLangArgs.Add(convertedVal);
}
// CASE 3: LArrayType and generic types.
else if (sourceArg.Type == LTypes.Array)
{
// Case 1: Array
if (param.ParameterType.IsArray)
{
if (param.ParameterType == typeof(string[]))
{
var convertedVal = ConvertToHostLangArray(param.ParameterType, (LArray)sourceArg);
hostLangArgs.Add(convertedVal);
}
}
else if (param.ParameterType.IsGenericType)
{
var gentype = param.ParameterType.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
// Case 2: Matching types IList<object>
if (gentype == typeof(IList <object>))
{
var convertedVal = sourceArg.GetValue();
hostLangArgs.Add(convertedVal);
}
// Case 3: Non-matching types List<object> to IList<Person>
else if (gentype == typeof(List <>) || gentype == typeof(IList <>))
{
//args[ndx] = ConvertToTypedList((List<object>) sourceArg.GetValue(), param.ParameterType);
var convertedArr = ConvertToTypedList((List <object>)sourceArg.GetValue(), param.ParameterType);
hostLangArgs.Add(convertedArr);
}
}
}
}
return(hostLangArgs.ToArray());
}
