public static Object GetTypedObjectFromString(WbemCimtypeEnum cimType, String strValue)
{
switch (cimType)
{
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeBoolean):
{
Boolean bValue = Boolean.FromString(strValue);
return(bValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeChar16):
{
Char charValue = Char.FromString(strValue);
return(charValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeDatetime):
{
return(strValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeObject):
{
//VT_UNKNOWN
//what's the format of strValue?
//thios wouldn't work until there is a way to invoke custom type converters and editors
return(null);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeReal32):
{
Single retValue = Single.FromString(strValue);
return(retValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeReal64):
{
Double retValue = Double.FromString(strValue);
return(retValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeReference):
{
return(strValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeSint16):
{
Int16 retValue = Int16.FromString(strValue);
return(retValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeSint32):
{
Int32 retValue = Int32.FromString(strValue);
return(retValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeSint64):
{
return(strValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeSint8):
{
//NOTE that wbemCimtypeSint8 get expanded to VT_I2 in automation layer
Int16 retValue = Int16.FromString(strValue);
return(retValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeString):
{
return(strValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeUint16):
{
//NOTE that wbemCimtypeUint16 gets expanded to VT_I4 in automation layer
Int32 retValue = Int32.FromString(strValue);
return(retValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeUint32):
{
Int32 retValue = Int32.FromString(strValue);
return(retValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeUint64):
{
return(strValue);
}
case (WbemCimtypeEnum.wbemCimtypeUint8):
{
Byte retVal = Byte.FromString(strValue);
return(retVal);
}
default:
return(strValue);
}
}