/// <summary>
/// Returns the value of this setting casted to its desired type.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type to cast the setting to. If this type is a type that implements <see cref="T:IStringSettingConvertible"/>,
/// an automatic conversion as defined in that type will be performed.</typeparam>
/// <returns>The value of this setting casted to its desired type. If the value is null then the default value for <typeparamref name="T"/> is returned.</returns>
public T GetValue <T>()
{
if (Value == null)
{
return(default(T));
}
// If the value is a string
if (Value is string && typeof(T).GetInterface(typeof(IStringSettingConvertible).Name) != null)
{
// Look for an empty constructor, even if it is private (only then we can instantiate this type)
if (typeof(T).GetConstructors(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic).Any(ci => ci.GetParameters().Length == 0))
{
IStringSettingConvertible convertible = (IStringSettingConvertible)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T), true);
convertible.Convert((string)Value);
return((T)convertible);
}
}
return((T)Value);
}
/// <summary>
/// Takes an <see cref="Object"/> which represents the setting value and tries to return its really value
/// using a conversion to <see cref="IStringSettingConvertible"/>. If that failed then the value is returned as-is.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The expected true type of the setting</param>
/// <param name="value">The setting value.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static object ConvertFromSetting(Type type, object value)
{
if (value == null)
{
return(null);
}
// If the value is a string
if (value is string && type.GetInterface(typeof(IStringSettingConvertible).Name) != null)
{
// Look for an empty constructor, even if it is private (only then we can instantiate this type)
if (type.GetConstructors(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic).Any(ci => ci.GetParameters().Length == 0))
{
IStringSettingConvertible convertible = (IStringSettingConvertible)Activator.CreateInstance(type, true);
convertible.Convert((string)value);
return(convertible);
}
}
// Try the basic method at last.
return(Convert.ChangeType(value, type));
}