/// <summary>
        /// Get the value serializer declared for the given property. ValueSerializer can be overriden by an attribute
        /// on the property declaration.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="descriptor">PropertyDescriptor for the property to be serialized</param>
        /// <returns>A value serializer associated with the given property</returns>
        public static ValueSerializer GetSerializerFor(PropertyDescriptor descriptor)
        {
            ValueSerializer result;

            if (descriptor == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(descriptor));
            }

            #pragma warning suppress 6506 // descriptor is obviously not null
            ValueSerializerAttribute serializerAttribute = descriptor.Attributes[typeof(ValueSerializerAttribute)] as ValueSerializerAttribute;
            if (serializerAttribute != null)
            {
                result = (ValueSerializer)Activator.CreateInstance(serializerAttribute.ValueSerializerType);
            }
            else
            {
                result = GetSerializerFor(descriptor.PropertyType);
                if (result == null || result is TypeConverterValueSerializer)
                {
                    TypeConverter converter = descriptor.Converter;
                    if (converter != null && converter.CanConvertTo(typeof(string)) && converter.CanConvertFrom(typeof(string)) &&
                        !(converter is ReferenceConverter))
                    {
                        result = new TypeConverterValueSerializer(converter);
                    }
                }
            }
            return(result);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Get the value serializer declared for the given type.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="type">The value type to serialize</param>
        /// <returns>The value serializer associated with the given type</returns>
        public static ValueSerializer GetSerializerFor(Type type)
        {
            if (type == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(type));
            }

            object value = _valueSerializers[type];

            if (value != null)
            {
                // This uses _valueSerializersLock's instance as a sentinal for null  (as opposed to not attempted yet).
                return(value == _valueSerializersLock ? null : value as ValueSerializer);
            }

            AttributeCollection      attributes = TypeDescriptor.GetAttributes(type);
            ValueSerializerAttribute attribute  = attributes[typeof(ValueSerializerAttribute)] as ValueSerializerAttribute;
            ValueSerializer          result     = null;

            if (attribute != null)
            {
                result = (ValueSerializer)Activator.CreateInstance(attribute.ValueSerializerType);
            }

            if (result == null)
            {
                if (type == typeof(string))
                {
                    result = new StringValueSerializer();
                }
                else
                {
                    // Try to use the type converter
                    TypeConverter converter = TypeConverterHelper.GetTypeConverter(type);

                    // DateTime is a special-case.  We can't use the DateTimeConverter, because it doesn't
                    // support anything other than user culture and invariant culture, and we need to specify
                    // en-us culture.
                    if (converter.GetType() == typeof(DateTimeConverter2))
                    {
                        result = new DateTimeValueSerializer();
                    }
                    else if (converter.CanConvertTo(typeof(string)) && converter.CanConvertFrom(typeof(string)) &&
                             !(converter is ReferenceConverter))
                    {
                        result = new TypeConverterValueSerializer(converter);
                    }
                }
            }
            lock (_valueSerializersLock)
            {
                // This uses _valueSerializersLock's instance as a sentinal for null (as opposed to not attempted yet).
                _valueSerializers[type] = result == null ? _valueSerializersLock : result;
            }

            return(result);
        }
 public static ValueSerializer GetSerializerFor(Type type)
 {
     if (type == null)
     {
         throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
     }
     object obj2 = _valueSerializers[type];
     if (obj2 != null)
     {
         if (obj2 != _valueSerializersLock)
         {
             return (obj2 as ValueSerializer);
         }
         return null;
     }
     ValueSerializerAttribute attribute = TypeDescriptor.GetAttributes(type)[typeof(ValueSerializerAttribute)] as ValueSerializerAttribute;
     ValueSerializer serializer = null;
     if (attribute != null)
     {
         serializer = (ValueSerializer) Activator.CreateInstance(attribute.ValueSerializerType);
     }
     if (serializer == null)
     {
         if (type == typeof(string))
         {
             serializer = new StringValueSerializer();
         }
         else
         {
             TypeConverter typeConverter = TypeConverterHelper.GetTypeConverter(type);
             if (typeConverter.GetType() == typeof(DateTimeConverter2))
             {
                 serializer = new DateTimeValueSerializer();
             }
             else if ((typeConverter.CanConvertTo(typeof(string)) && typeConverter.CanConvertFrom(typeof(string))) && !(typeConverter is ReferenceConverter))
             {
                 serializer = new TypeConverterValueSerializer(typeConverter);
             }
         }
     }
     lock (_valueSerializersLock)
     {
         _valueSerializers[type] = (serializer == null) ? _valueSerializersLock : serializer;
     }
     return serializer;
 }
 public static ValueSerializer GetSerializerFor(PropertyDescriptor descriptor)
 {
     if (descriptor == null)
     {
         throw new ArgumentNullException("descriptor");
     }
     ValueSerializerAttribute attribute = descriptor.Attributes[typeof(ValueSerializerAttribute)] as ValueSerializerAttribute;
     if (attribute != null)
     {
         return (ValueSerializer) Activator.CreateInstance(attribute.ValueSerializerType);
     }
     ValueSerializer serializerFor = GetSerializerFor(descriptor.PropertyType);
     if ((serializerFor == null) || (serializerFor is TypeConverterValueSerializer))
     {
         TypeConverter converter = descriptor.Converter;
         if (((converter != null) && converter.CanConvertTo(typeof(string))) && (converter.CanConvertFrom(typeof(string)) && !(converter is ReferenceConverter)))
         {
             serializerFor = new TypeConverterValueSerializer(converter);
         }
     }
     return serializerFor;
 }