/// <summary>
/// Convert Valuetype,Font,Color and enum to Text
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">Type of value</param>
/// <param name="value">Value must be converted</param>
/// <param name="valueText">Final text of value (output)</param>
/// <returns>If detect type,return true.if not detect,return false and message in valueText</returns>
public static bool Serialize(Type type, object value, out string valueText)
{
bool ret = false;
valueText = "";
if (
type == typeof(bool) ||
type == typeof(byte) ||
type == typeof(sbyte) ||
type == typeof(char) ||
type == typeof(decimal) ||
type == typeof(double) ||
type == typeof(float) ||
type == typeof(int) ||
type == typeof(uint) ||
type == typeof(long) ||
type == typeof(ulong) ||
type == typeof(short) ||
type == typeof(ushort) ||
type == typeof(string)
)
{
valueText = value.ToString();
ret = true;
}
else if (type == typeof(Font))
{
valueText = FontSerialize.SerializeFont((Font)value);
ret = true;
}
else if (type == typeof(Color))
{
valueText = ColorSerialize.SerializeColor((Color)value);
ret = true;
}
else if (type.IsEnum)
{
valueText = EnumSerialize.SerializeEnumToName(value);
ret = true;
}
else
{
valueText = "in '" + type + "' ,Can not determine type ";
}
return(ret);
}
/// <summary>
/// COnvert text to value
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">Final type of value</param>
/// <param name="valueText">Input text</param>
/// <param name="value">Output vlaue (after converted)</param>
/// <returns>If detect type,return true.if not detect,return false and message in value</returns>
public static bool Deserialize(Type type, string valueText, out object value)
{
bool ret = true;
value = null;
try
{
if (type == typeof(bool))
{
value = bool.Parse(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(byte))
{
value = byte.Parse(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(sbyte))
{
value = sbyte.Parse(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(char))
{
value = char.Parse(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(decimal))
{
value = decimal.Parse(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(double))
{
value = double.Parse(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(float))
{
value = float.Parse(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(int))
{
value = int.Parse(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(uint))
{
value = uint.Parse(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(long))
{
value = long.Parse(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(ulong))
{
value = ulong.Parse(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(short))
{
value = short.Parse(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(ushort))
{
value = ushort.Parse(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(string))
{
value = valueText;
}
else if (type == typeof(Font))
{
value = FontSerialize.DeserializeFont(valueText);
}
else if (type == typeof(Color))
{
value = ColorSerialize.DeserializeColor(valueText);
}
else if (type.IsEnum)
{
value = EnumSerialize.DeserializeEnumFromName(type, valueText);
}
else
{
value = "in '" + type + "' ,Can not determine type ";
ret = false;
}
}
catch (Exception exc)
{
value = exc.Message;
ret = false;
}
return(ret);
}