// Return a value for the parameter.
// This is used by most callers to get parameter values.
// Note that it outputs a console message if not found. Not found means that the caller
// used the wrong string name.
public T P<T>(string paramName) {
T ret = default(T);
if (TryGetParameter(paramName, out ParameterDefnBase pbase)) {
ParameterDefn<T> pdef = pbase as ParameterDefn<T>;
if (pdef != null) {
ret = pdef.Value();
}
else {
ConvOAR.Globals.log.ErrorFormat("{0} Fetched unknown parameter. Param={1}", _logHeader, paramName);
}
}
return ret;
}
// Search through the parameter definitions and return the matching
// ParameterDefn structure.
// Case does not matter as names are compared after converting to lower case.
// Returns 'false' if the parameter is not found.
internal static bool TryGetParameter(string paramName, out ParameterDefn defn)
{
bool ret = false;
ParameterDefn foundDefn = new ParameterDefn();
string pName = paramName.ToLower();
foreach (ParameterDefn parm in ParameterDefinitions)
{
if (pName == parm.name.ToLower())
{
foundDefn = parm;
ret = true;
break;
}
}
defn = foundDefn;
return ret;
}