public static T As <T>(this Object obj)
{
if (obj == null)
{
return(default(T));
}
if (obj is T)
{
return((T)obj);
}
if (typeof(T) == typeof(String))
{
return(obj.ToString().As <T>());
}
if (typeof(T) == typeof(DateTime))
{
return(DateTime.Parse(obj.ToString()).As <T>());
}
if (typeof(T) == typeof(bool) && obj.GetType() == typeof(String))
{
switch (obj.ToString().ToLower())
{
case "1":
case "true":
case "yes":
case "on":
return(true.As <T>());
case "0":
case "false":
case "no":
case "off":
return(false.As <T>());
default:
return(false.As <T>());
}
}
if (typeof(T).IsEnum)
{
return(Enum.Parse(typeof(T), obj.ToString()).As <T>());
}
if (typeof(T) == typeof(decimal))
{
decimal result;
decimal.TryParse(obj.ToString(), out result);
return(result.As <T>());
}
if (typeof(T) == typeof(int))
{
int result;
int.TryParse(obj.ToString(), out result);
return(result.As <T>());
}
if (typeof(T) == typeof(short))
{
short result;
short.TryParse(obj.ToString(), out result);
return(result.As <T>());
}
if (typeof(T) == typeof(List <int>))
{
var result = (from item in (String[])obj select Int32.Parse(item)).ToList();
return(result.As <T>());
}
if (typeof(T) == typeof(List <string>))
{
var result = ((String[])obj).ToList();
return(result.As <T>());
}
if (typeof(T) == typeof(XDocument) && obj.GetType() == typeof(XElement))
{
var result = new XDocument(obj);
return(result.As <T>());
}
if (typeof(T) == typeof(XDocument) && obj.GetType() == typeof(string))
{
var result = XDocument.Parse(obj.As <string>());
return(result.As <T>());
}
if (typeof(T) == typeof(XDocument) && obj.GetType() == typeof(string))
{
var result = XDocument.Parse(obj.As <string>());
return(result.As <T>());
}
if (typeof(T) == typeof(XDocument) && obj.GetType() == typeof(string))
{
var result = XDocument.Parse(obj.As <string>());
return(result.As <T>());
}
return((T)obj);
}
