/// <summary>
/// Gets the parse function for a specific type.
/// </summary>
public static Func <string, T> GetParseFunction <T>()
{
var type = typeof(T);
if (ParseFuncs.TryGetValue(type, out var func))
{
return((Func <string, T>)func);
}
if (type.IsEnum)
{
return(x => (T)Enum.Parse(type, x, true));
}
if (type.IsGenericType && type.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(Nullable <>))
{
var innerType = type.GetGenericArguments()[0];
if (innerType.IsEnum)
{
return(x => (T)Enum.Parse(innerType, x, true));
}
}
throw new Exception($"No parser function found for type '{type.Name}'.");
}
/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fromString"></param>
/// <param name="toString"></param>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
public static void RegisterFunction <T>(Func <string, object> fromString, Func <object, string> toString)
{
ParseFuncs.Add(typeof(T), new Tuple <Func <string, object>, Func <object, string> >(fromString, toString));
}
