/*
* GetCompatibleDataObjectType
*/
/// <summary>
/// Returns the <see cref="Type"/> of the data associated with the specified <see cref="IDataObject"/>
/// if it is compatible with the specified <see cref="Type"/>; otherwise, <see langword="null"/>.
/// </summary>
///
/// <param name="dataObject">
/// Specifies the <see cref="IDataObject"/> that contains the data to check for compatability.
/// </param>
///
/// <param name="compatibleType">
/// Specifies the <see cref="Type"/> the data associated with the <see cref="IDataObject"/>
/// should be compatible with.
/// </param>
///
/// <returns>
/// If the data associated with the specified <see cref="IDataObject"/> is compatible with
/// the specified <see cref="Type"/>, returns the data type; otherwise, <see langword="null"/>.
/// </returns>
public static Type GetCompatibleDataObjectType(IDataObject dataObject, Type compatibleType)
{
if (dataObject == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("dataObject");
}
if (compatibleType == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("compatibleType");
}
string[] formats = dataObject.GetFormats(false);
for (int i = 0; i < formats.Length; i++)
{
Type type = NuGenTypeFinder.GetType(formats[i]);
if (NuGenArgument.IsCompatibleType(type, compatibleType))
{
return(type);
}
}
return(null);
}
/*
* StringToObject
*/
/// <summary>
/// </summary>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">
/// <para>
/// <paramref name="str"/> is <see langword="null"/>.
/// </para>
/// -or-
/// <para>
/// <paramref name="type"/> is <see langword="null"/>.
/// </para>
/// </exception>
/// <exception cref="TypeLoadException">
/// <paramref name="objectType"/> is defined in the assembly that could not be found in the current
/// application domain.
/// </exception>
public virtual object StringToObject(string stringToConstructObjectFrom, Type objectType)
{
if (stringToConstructObjectFrom == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("stringToConstructObjectFrom");
}
if (objectType == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("objectType");
}
if (objectType == typeof(string))
{
return(stringToConstructObjectFrom);
}
if (objectType == typeof(decimal))
{
return(decimal.Parse(stringToConstructObjectFrom, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture));
}
if (objectType == typeof(Type))
{
Type typeFromStr = NuGenTypeFinder.GetType(stringToConstructObjectFrom);
if (typeFromStr != null)
{
return(typeFromStr);
}
else
{
throw new TypeLoadException(
string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, Properties.Resources.TypeLoad_NotFound, stringToConstructObjectFrom)
);
}
}
return(TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(objectType).ConvertFromString(stringToConstructObjectFrom));
}