public static bool ConvertType(object value, Type targetType, out object result)
{
result = value;
if (value == null)
return true;
if (value is string && targetType == typeof(Type))
{
string typeName = (string)value;
Type type;
if (!_objectClassRegistrations.TryGetValue(typeName, out type))
type = Type.GetType(typeName);
if (type != null)
{
result = type;
return true;
}
}
// Don't convert LateBoundValue (or superclass ValueWrapper) here... instances of
// LateBoundValue must stay unchanged until some code part explicitly converts them!
if (value is ResourceWrapper)
{
object resource = ((ResourceWrapper)value).Resource;
if (TypeConverter.Convert(resource, targetType, out result))
{
if (ReferenceEquals(resource, result))
{
// Resource must be copied because setters and other controls most probably need a copy of the resource.
// If we don't copy it, Setter is not able to check if we already return a copy because our input value differs
// from the output value, even if we didn't do a copy here.
result = MpfCopyManager.DeepCopyCutLVPs(result);
}
return true;
}
}
if (value is string && targetType == typeof(FrameworkElement))
{
// It doesn't suffice to have an implicit data template declaration which returns a label for a string.
// If you try to build a ResourceWrapper with a string and assign that ResourceWrapper to a Button's Content property
// with a StaticResource, for example, the ResourceWrapper will be assigned directly without the data template being
// applied. To make it sill work, we need this explicit type conversion here.
result = new Label { Content = (string)value, Color = Color.White };
return true;
}
if (targetType == typeof(Transform))
{
string v = value.ToString();
string[] parts = v.Split(new[] { ',' });
if (parts.Length == 6)
{
float[] f = new float[parts.Length];
for (int i = 0; i < parts.Length; ++i)
{
object obj;
TypeConverter.Convert(parts[i], typeof(double), out obj);
f[i] = (float)obj;
}
System.Drawing.Drawing2D.Matrix matrix2D = new System.Drawing.Drawing2D.Matrix(f[0], f[1], f[2], f[3], f[4], f[5]);
Static2dMatrix matrix = new Static2dMatrix();
matrix.Set2DMatrix(matrix2D);
result = matrix;
return true;
}
}
else if (targetType == typeof(Vector2))
{
result = Convert2Vector2(value.ToString());
return true;
}
else if (targetType == typeof(Vector3))
{
result = Convert2Vector3(value.ToString());
return true;
}
else if (targetType == typeof(Vector4))
{
result = Convert2Vector4(value.ToString());
return true;
}
else if (targetType == typeof(Thickness))
{
Thickness t;
float[] numberList = ParseFloatList(value.ToString());
if (numberList.Length == 1)
{
t = new Thickness(numberList[0]);
}
else if (numberList.Length == 2)
{
t = new Thickness(numberList[0], numberList[1]);
}
else if (numberList.Length == 4)
{
t = new Thickness(numberList[0], numberList[1], numberList[2], numberList[3]);
}
else
{
throw new ArgumentException("Invalid # of parameters");
}
result = t;
return true;
}
else if (targetType == typeof(Color))
{
Color color;
if (ColorConverter.ConvertColor(value, out color))
{
result = color;
return true;
}
}
else if (targetType == typeof(Brush) && value is string || value is Color)
{
try
{
Color color;
if (ColorConverter.ConvertColor(value, out color))
{
SolidColorBrush b = new SolidColorBrush
{
Color = color
};
result = b;
return true;
}
}
catch (Exception)
{
return false;
}
}
else if (targetType == typeof(GridLength))
{
string text = value.ToString();
if (text == "Auto")
result = new GridLength(GridUnitType.Auto, 0.0);
else if (text == "AutoStretch")
result = new GridLength(GridUnitType.AutoStretch, 1.0);
else if (text.IndexOf('*') >= 0)
{
int pos = text.IndexOf('*');
text = text.Substring(0, pos);
if (text.Length > 0)
{
object obj;
TypeConverter.Convert(text, typeof(double), out obj);
result = new GridLength(GridUnitType.Star, (double)obj);
}
else
result = new GridLength(GridUnitType.Star, 1.0);
}
else
{
double v = double.Parse(text);
result = new GridLength(GridUnitType.Pixel, v);
}
return true;
}
else if (targetType == typeof(string) && value is IResourceString)
{
result = ((IResourceString)value).Evaluate();
return true;
}
else if (targetType.IsAssignableFrom(typeof(IExecutableCommand)) && value is ICommand)
{
result = new CommandBridge((ICommand)value);
return true;
}
else if (targetType == typeof(Key) && value is string)
{
string str = (string)value;
// Try a special key
result = Key.GetSpecialKeyByName(str);
if (result == null)
if (str.Length != 1)
throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("Cannot convert '{0}' to type Key", str));
else
result = new Key(str[0]);
return true;
}
else if (targetType == typeof(string) && value is IEnumerable)
{
result = StringUtils.Join(", ", (IEnumerable)value);
return true;
}
result = value;
return false;
}
void Init()
{
_headerProperty = new SProperty(typeof(string), string.Empty);
_headerColorProperty = new SProperty(typeof(Color), Color.White);
_headerLabel = new Label {VisualParent = this};
}