public static String ToDescription(this Object value)
{
String result;
if (value == null)
{
result = ValueLib.NullDescription.StringValue;
}
else if (value is DBNull)
{
result = ValueLib.DbNullDescription.StringValue;
}
else if (IsStateEmpty(value as IStateEmpty))
{
result = ValueLib.EmptyDescription.StringValue;
}
else if (value is IStateValid && !((IStateValid)value).IsValid)
{
result = ValueLib.InvalidDescription.StringValue;
}
else if (value is IStateAged && !((IStateAged)value).IsAged)
{
result = ValueLib.NotAgedDescription.StringValue;
}
else if (value is TimeSpan)
{
result = TimeSpanArticulator.Articulate((TimeSpan)value);
}
else if (value is Type)
{
result = ((Type)value).Name;
}
else if (value is IDictionary)
{
IDictionary dictionary = value as IDictionary;
DelimitedStringBuilder innerResult = new DelimitedStringBuilder(dictionary.Count);
foreach (Object key in dictionary.Keys)
{
innerResult.Add("{0}{1}{2}", key.ToDescription(), ValueLib.KeyValueDelimiter.StringValue, dictionary[key].ToDescription());
}
result = innerResult.ToDelimitedString(ValueLib.ValueMark.CharValue);
}
else
{
result = value.ToString();
}
return(result);
}
public static String ToDescription(this TimeSpan value, ETemporalGroupFlag accuracy)
{
Contract.Requires(value != null);
return(TimeSpanArticulator.Articulate(value, accuracy));
}
public static String ToDescription(this TimeSpan value)
{
Contract.Requires(value != null);
return(TimeSpanArticulator.Articulate(value));
}