/// <summary>
/// Create an exact copy of the given tree node but replace the leaf value of type T1 by a value
/// of type T2 using the given cast function
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T1"></typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="T2"></typeparam>
/// <param name="treeNode"></param>
/// <param name="castFunc"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static SimpleTreeLeaf <T2> Cast <T1, T2>(this SimpleTreeLeaf <T1> treeNode, Func <T1, T2> castFunc)
{
return(new SimpleTreeLeaf <T2>(castFunc(treeNode.Value)));
}
/// <summary>
/// Create an exact copy of the given tree node but replace the leaf value of type T1 by a value
/// of type string using the ToString() method
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T1"></typeparam>
/// <param name="treeNode"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static SimpleTreeLeaf <string> ToStringTree <T1>(this SimpleTreeLeaf <T1> treeNode)
{
return(new SimpleTreeLeaf <string>(treeNode.Value.ToString()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Create an exact copy of the given tree node but replace the leaf value of type T1 by a value
/// of type T2 using the as operator
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T1"></typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="T2"></typeparam>
/// <param name="treeNode"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static SimpleTreeLeaf <T2> Cast <T1, T2>(this SimpleTreeLeaf <T1> treeNode)
where T1 : class
where T2 : class
{
return(new SimpleTreeLeaf <T2>(treeNode.Value as T2));
}
