public static List <T> ParseStringArray <T>(string[] lines) where T : new()
{
if (lines == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(lines));
}
var list = new List <T>();
var props = typeof(T).GetFixedWidthAttributedProperties();
var propertyInfos = props as PropertyInfo[] ?? props.ToArray();
var minStringLength = Utils.CheckMinStringWidth(propertyInfos);
foreach (var line in lines)
{
// Check if the string has the minimal required length
if (line.Length < minStringLength)
{
// if it is too short skip this line because we can not
// successfully parse the line
continue;
}
var e = new T();
foreach (var propertyInfo in propertyInfos)
{
var attribute = propertyInfo.GetFixedWidthAttribute();
var toConvert = line.Substring(attribute.From, attribute.Length);
// choose the converter to convert
var converter = Utils.CreateConverterFromType(attribute.Converter)
?? ConverterMap.GetForType(propertyInfo.PropertyType);
propertyInfo.SetValue(e, Utils.ConvertWithConverter(converter, toConvert));
}
list.Add(e);
}
return(list);
}