/// <summary>
/// Tries to convert the <paramref name="sourceDictionary"/> to the type described by <paramref name="dictionaryDescriptor"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sourceDictionary"></param>
/// <param name="dictionaryDescriptor"></param>
/// <param name="convertedDictionary"></param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the <paramref name="sourceDictionary"/> could be converted to the type described by <paramref name="dictionaryDescriptor"/>; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
private static bool TryConvertDictionaryData([NotNull] object sourceDictionary, [NotNull] DictionaryDescriptor dictionaryDescriptor, out object convertedDictionary)
{
try
{
var sourceDictionaryType = sourceDictionary.GetType();
// Already same type
if (dictionaryDescriptor.Type == sourceDictionary.GetType())
{
convertedDictionary = sourceDictionary;
return(true);
}
convertedDictionary = Activator.CreateInstance(dictionaryDescriptor.Type, true);
var sourceDictionaryDescriptor = (DictionaryDescriptor)TypeDescriptorFactory.Default.Find(sourceDictionaryType);
foreach (var k in sourceDictionaryDescriptor.GetKeys(sourceDictionary))
{
var key = k;
if (!TypeConverterHelper.TryConvert(key, dictionaryDescriptor.KeyType, out key))
{
// (optimistic) try to convert the remaining items
continue;
}
var value = sourceDictionaryDescriptor.GetValue(sourceDictionary, k);
if (!TypeConverterHelper.TryConvert(value, dictionaryDescriptor.ValueType, out value))
{
// (optimistic) try to convert the remaining items
continue;
}
dictionaryDescriptor.SetValue(convertedDictionary, key, value);
}
return(dictionaryDescriptor.GetKeys(convertedDictionary)?.Count > 0);
}
catch (InvalidCastException) { }
catch (InvalidOperationException) { }
catch (FormatException) { }
catch (NotSupportedException) { }
catch (Exception ex) when(ex.InnerException is InvalidCastException)
{
}
catch (Exception ex) when(ex.InnerException is InvalidOperationException)
{
}
catch (Exception ex) when(ex.InnerException is FormatException)
{
}
catch (Exception ex) when(ex.InnerException is NotSupportedException)
{
}
// Incompatible type and no conversion available
convertedDictionary = null;
return(false);
}
