// ---------[ FUNCTIONALITY ]---------
/// <summary>Formats a value as a display string.</summary>
public static string FormatValue(object value, Method method, string toStringParameter)
{
string displayString = string.Empty;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(toStringParameter))
{
// Default value for ToString() in most cases is (G)eneral
toStringParameter = "G";
}
switch (method)
{
case Method.ByteCount:
{
Int64 bytes = 0;
if (value != null)
{
bytes = (Int64)value;
}
displayString = ValueFormatting.ByteCount(bytes, toStringParameter);
}
break;
case Method.AbbreviatedNumber:
{
int number = 0;
if (value != null)
{
number = (int)value;
}
displayString = ValueFormatting.AbbreviateInteger(number, toStringParameter);
}
break;
case Method.TimeStampAsDateTime:
{
if (value == null)
{
displayString = "--";
}
else
{
displayString = ServerTimeStamp.ToLocalDateTime((int)value).ToString(toStringParameter);
}
}
break;
case Method.Percentage:
{
if (value == null)
{
displayString = "--%";
}
else
{
displayString = ((float)value * 100.0f).ToString(toStringParameter) + "%";
}
}
break;
case Method.SecondsAsTime:
{
int seconds = 0;
if (value != null)
{
seconds = (int)value;
}
displayString = ValueFormatting.SecondsAsTime(seconds);
}
break;
default:
{
displayString = null;
if (value != null &&
!string.IsNullOrEmpty(toStringParameter))
{
if (value is float)
{
displayString = ((float)value).ToString(toStringParameter);
}
else if (value is int)
{
displayString = ((int)value).ToString(toStringParameter);
}
else if (value is Int64)
{
displayString = ((Int64)value).ToString(toStringParameter);
}
}
if (displayString == null)
{
if (value != null)
{
displayString = value.ToString();
}
else
{
displayString = string.Empty;
}
}
}
break;
}
return(displayString);
}
