/// <summary>
/// The is Cast on steroids
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type to cast to</param>
/// <param name="value">The value to be cast</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static object The(object type, object value)
{
if (type == typeof(Cons))
{
// String to List
if (value is System.String)
{
return(Cons.FromString(value as string));
}
// Array to List
if (value is IList)
{
return(Cons.FromList((IList)value));
}
// Hashtable to List
if (value is IDictionary)
{
return(Cons.FromDictionary((IDictionary)value));
}
// Collection to List
if (value is ICollection)
{
return(Cons.FromICollection((ICollection)value));
}
}
else
{
}
// List to String
if ((type == typeof(System.String)) && (Primitives.IsList(value)))
{
return(ConsToString(value));
}
// List to Array
if ((type == typeof(Array)) && (value is Cons))
{
return(((Cons)value).ToArray());
}
// List to Hashtable
if ((type == typeof(Hashtable)) && (Primitives.IsList(value)))
{
return(Conversions.ConsToHashtable(value));
}
#if SYSTEM_DATA
// DataTable to List
if ((type == typeof(LSharp.Cons)) && (value is System.Data.DataTable))
{
return(Cons.FromDataTable((System.Data.DataTable)value));
}
// DataRow to List
if ((type == typeof(LSharp.Cons) && (value is DataRow)))
{
return(Cons.FromDataRow((DataRow)value));
}
#endif
// List to Stack
if ((type == typeof(Stack)) && (Primitives.IsList(value)))
{
return(Conversions.ConsToStack(value));
}
// List to Queue
if ((type == typeof(Queue)) && (Primitives.IsList(value)))
{
return(ConsToQueue(value));
}
// List to SortedList
if ((type == typeof(SortedList)) && (Primitives.IsList(value)))
{
return(Conversions.ConsToSortedList(value));
}
// Anything to String
if (type == typeof(System.String))
{
return(value.ToString());
}
// Anything to Boolean true or false
if (type == typeof(System.Boolean))
{
return(ObjectToBoolean(value));
}
// Allow upcasting for types eg (the Type (typeof string))
if (((Type)type).IsInstanceOfType(value))
{
return(value);
}
// Revert to standard type cast
return(Convert.ChangeType(value, (Type)type));
}