public object Create(Type type, object argument, Func <ActivatorParameterDescriptor, bool> binder = null)
{
object result = null;
if (type.IsArray)
{
var elementType = type.GetElementType();
if (argument != null && argument is IEnumerable && result is IList)
{
var list = (IList)System.Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(List <>).MakeGenericType(elementType));
foreach (var entry in (IEnumerable)argument)
{
list.Add(Convert.ConvertValue(entry, elementType));
}
result = Array.CreateInstance(elementType, list.Count);
for (int i = 0; i < list.Count; i++)
{
((Array)result).SetValue(list[i], i);
}
return(result);
}
return(Array.CreateInstance(elementType, 0));
}
if (TypeExtension.IsAssignableFrom(typeof(IDictionary <,>), type))
{
var types = type.GetGenericArguments();
if (type.IsInterface)
{
result = System.Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(Dictionary <,>).MakeGenericType(types));
}
else
{
result = System.Activator.CreateInstance(type);
}
if (argument != null && result is IDictionary)
{
var entries = DictionaryExtension.ToDictionary((IEnumerable)argument);
foreach (var entry in entries)
{
((IDictionary)result).Add(
Convert.ConvertValue(entry.Key, types[0]),
Convert.ConvertValue(entry.Value, types[1]));
}
}
}
if (typeof(IDictionary).IsAssignableFrom(type))
{
if (type.IsInterface)
{
result = System.Activator.CreateInstance <Dictionary <object, object> >();
}
else
{
result = System.Activator.CreateInstance(type);
}
if (argument != null && result is IDictionary)
{
var entries = DictionaryExtension.ToDictionary((IEnumerable)argument);
foreach (var entry in entries)
{
((IDictionary)result).Add(entry.Key, entry.Value);
}
}
}
if (TypeExtension.IsAssignableFrom(typeof(ICollection <>), type))
{
var types = type.GetGenericArguments();
if (type.IsInterface)
{
result = System.Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(List <>).MakeGenericType(types));
}
else
{
result = System.Activator.CreateInstance(type);
}
if (argument != null && argument is IEnumerable && result is IList)
{
foreach (var entry in (IEnumerable)argument)
{
((IList)result).Add(Convert.ConvertValue(entry, types[0]));
}
}
}
if (typeof(IList).IsAssignableFrom(type))
{
if (type.IsInterface)
{
result = System.Activator.CreateInstance <List <object> >();
}
else
{
result = System.Activator.CreateInstance(type);
}
if (argument != null && argument is IEnumerable)
{
foreach (var entry in (IEnumerable)argument)
{
((IList)result).Add(entry);
}
}
}
if (typeof(ICollection).IsAssignableFrom(type))
{
if (type.IsInterface)
{
result = System.Activator.CreateInstance <List <object> >();
}
else
{
result = System.Activator.CreateInstance(type);
}
}
return(result);
}
