/// <summary>
/// Test whether this StatusInstance's status is a valid value for the type of the "status" argument.
/// If so, load its value into "status" and return true.
/// (For enums, test whether this value is in the defined range for that enum.)
/// </summary>
public bool TryGetStatus <TStatus>(out TStatus status) where TStatus : struct
{
if (StatusConverter <TBaseStatus, TStatus> .Convert != null)
{
status = StatusConverter <TBaseStatus, TStatus> .Convert(this.Status);
}
else
{
try {
status = (TStatus)(object)this.Status;
}
catch (InvalidCastException) {
status = default(TStatus);
return(false);
}
}
if (typeof(TStatus).IsEnum)
{
try {
return(Enum.IsDefined(typeof(TStatus), this.Status));
}
catch (ArgumentException) {
return(false);
}
}
return(true); // I guess this should return true. If it isn't an enum, all we know is that the cast was successful.
}
protected static TBaseStatus Convert <TStatus>(TStatus status) where TStatus : struct
{
try {
return(StatusConverter <TStatus, TBaseStatus> .Convert(status));
}
catch (NullReferenceException) {
string tName = typeof(TStatus).Name;
string baseName = typeof(TBaseStatus).Name;
throw new InvalidOperationException($"No converter found for {tName}. (StatusConverter<{tName}, {baseName}>.Convert must be given a value before defining status rules.)");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Casts this instance's Status property to a chosen type, regardless of whether it falls into the defined range of enum types.
/// </summary>
public TStatus GetStatus <TStatus>()
{
if (StatusConverter <TBaseStatus, TStatus> .Convert != null)
{
return(StatusConverter <TBaseStatus, TStatus> .Convert(this.Status));
}
try {
return((TStatus)(object)this.Status);
}
catch (InvalidCastException) {
throw new InvalidOperationException($"Couldn't convert value {this.Status} to type {typeof(TStatus).FullName}");
}
}
protected static TBaseStatus Convert <TStatus>(TStatus status) where TStatus : struct
{
return(StatusConverter <TStatus, TBaseStatus> .Convert(status));
}
