/// <summary>
/// Converts the specified value to a <see cref="String"/> instance.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of value to convert.</typeparam>
/// <param name="value">The value to convert.</param>
/// <param name="format">The format string with which to convert the value.</param>
/// <returns>The <see cref="String"/> instance that was created.</returns>
protected String __UPF_ConvertToString <T>(T value, String format)
{
if (format == null)
{
return((value == null) ? null : value.ToString());
}
return((String)BindingConversions.ConvertValue(value, typeof(T), typeof(String), format, true));
}
/// <inheritdoc/>
public void Set(TDependency value)
{
var converted = (TBound)BindingConversions.ConvertValue(value,
typeof(TDependency), typeof(TBound), formatString, coerceToString);
SetUnderlyingValue(converted);
cachedInputValue = value;
hasCachedInputValue = true;
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts the specified string to an instance of the specified type using the Nucleus deserializer.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of value to produce.</typeparam>
/// <param name="value">The string to convert.</param>
/// <param name="example">An example value which will cause the compiler to perform generic type inference.</param>
/// <returns>The value that was created.</returns>
protected T __UPF_ConvertFromString <T>(String value, T example)
{
return((T)BindingConversions.ConvertValue(value, typeof(String), typeof(T)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts a bound value to the type of the dependency property.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">The value to convert.</param>
/// <returns>The converted value.</returns>
private TDependency ConvertBoundValue(TBound value)
{
return((TDependency)BindingConversions.ConvertValue(value,
typeof(TBound), typeof(TDependency), formatString, coerceToString));
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts the specified string to an instance of the specified type using the Nucleus deserializer.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of value to convert.</typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="U">The type of value to produce.</typeparam>
/// <param name="value">The string to convert.</param>
/// <param name="example">An example value which will cause the compiler to perform type inference.</param>
/// <returns>The value that was created.</returns>
protected U __UPF_ConvertFromString <T, U>(T value, U example)
{
return((U)BindingConversions.ConvertValue(value?.ToString(), typeof(String), typeof(U)));
}