/// <summary>
/// Gets this setting's value as an array of a specific type.
/// Note: this only works if the setting represents an array. If it is not, then null is returned.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">
/// The type of elements in the array. All values in the array are going to be converted to objects of this type.
/// If the conversion of an element fails, an exception is thrown.
/// </typeparam>
/// <returns>The values of this setting as an array.</returns>
public T[] GetValueArray <T>()
{
var type = typeof(T);
if (type.IsArray)
{
throw CreateJaggedArraysNotSupportedEx(type);
}
int myArraySize = this.ArraySize;
if (myArraySize < 0)
{
return(null);
}
var values = new T[myArraySize];
if (myArraySize > 0)
{
var enumerator = new SettingArrayEnumerator(mRawValue);
while (enumerator.Next())
{
values[enumerator.Index] = (T)CreateObjectFromString(enumerator.Current, type);
}
}
return(values);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets this setting's value as an array of a specific type.
/// Note: this only works if the setting represents an array. If it is not, then null is returned.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="elementType">
/// The type of elements in the array. All values in the array are going to be converted to objects of this type.
/// If the conversion of an element fails, an exception is thrown.
/// </param>
/// <returns>The values of this setting as an array.</returns>
public object[] GetValueArray(Type elementType)
{
if (elementType.IsArray)
{
throw CreateJaggedArraysNotSupportedEx(elementType);
}
int myArraySize = this.ArraySize;
if (ArraySize < 0)
{
return(null);
}
var values = new object[myArraySize];
if (myArraySize > 0)
{
var enumerator = new SettingArrayEnumerator(mRawValue);
while (enumerator.Next())
{
values[enumerator.Index] = CreateObjectFromString(enumerator.Current, elementType);
}
}
return(values);
}