public static object Unstage(StageItem item, Type targetType)
{
if (item is StageNull)
{
return(null);
}
IStager stager = SerializationMaster.GetStager(targetType);
if (stager != null)
{
return(stager.UnstageValue(item, targetType));
}
StageValue stageValue = item as StageValue;
if (stageValue == null)
{
StageElement stageElement = item as StageElement;
if (stageElement == null)
{
throw new SerializationException(string.Concat("Unable to unstage, the element is not supported: ", targetType.Name));
}
return(SerializationMaster.ReflectIn(stageElement));
}
IValueConverter converter = SerializationMaster.GetConverter(targetType);
if (converter == null)
{
throw new SerializationException(string.Concat("Unable to unstage, no converter or stager was found for type: ", targetType.Name));
}
return(converter.FromString(stageValue.@value, targetType));
}
public static T FromString <T>(string value)
{
if (value == null)
{
return(default(T));
}
Type type = typeof(T);
IValueConverter converter = SerializationMaster.GetConverter(type);
if (converter == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException(string.Concat("No converter was found for type ", type.Name));
}
return((T)converter.FromString(value, type));
}
