/// <summary>
/// Deserializes the object using the <c>Parse(string, IFormatProvider)</c> method.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The deserialized object.</returns>
protected virtual object DeserializeUsingObjectParse(ISerializationContext <TSerializationContext> context, MemberValue memberValue)
{
// Note: don't use GetBestMemberType, it could return string type
var parseMethod = GetObjectParseMethod(memberValue.MemberType);
if (parseMethod == null)
{
return(null);
}
var memberValueAsString = memberValue.Value as string;
if (memberValueAsString == null)
{
return(null);
}
try
{
var obj = parseMethod.Invoke(null, new object[] { memberValueAsString, context.Configuration.Culture });
return(obj);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Log.Warning(ex, $"Failed to deserialize type '{memberValue.GetBestMemberType().GetSafeFullName(false)}' using Parse(string, IFormatProvider)");
return(null);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns whether the member value should be serialized as dictionary.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="memberValue">The member value.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the member value should be serialized as dictionary, <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>
protected bool ShouldSerializeAsDictionary(MemberValue memberValue)
{
if (memberValue.MemberGroup == SerializationMemberGroup.Dictionary)
{
return(true);
}
return(ShouldSerializeAsDictionary(memberValue.GetBestMemberType()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns whether json.net should handle the member.
/// <para />
/// By default it only handles non-class types.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="memberValue">The member value.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if json.net should handle the type, <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>
protected virtual bool ShouldExternalSerializerHandleMember(MemberValue memberValue)
{
if (memberValue.MemberGroup == SerializationMemberGroup.Collection)
{
return(false);
}
return(ShouldExternalSerializerHandleMember(memberValue.GetBestMemberType()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns whether the member value should be serialized as collection.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="memberValue">The member value.</param>
/// <returns><c>true</c> if the member value should be serialized as collection, <c>false</c> otherwise.</returns>
protected bool ShouldSerializeAsCollection(MemberValue memberValue)
{
if (memberValue.MemberGroup == SerializationMemberGroup.Collection)
{
return(true);
}
return(ShouldSerializeAsCollection(memberValue.GetBestMemberType()));
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes the object using the <c>Parse(string, IFormatProvider)</c> method.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>The deserialized object.</returns>
protected virtual string SerializeUsingObjectToString(ISerializationContext <TSerializationContext> context, MemberValue memberValue)
{
var toStringMethod = GetObjectToStringMethod(memberValue.GetBestMemberType());
if (toStringMethod == null)
{
return(null);
}
try
{
var stringValue = (string)toStringMethod.Invoke(memberValue.Value, new object[] { context.Configuration.Culture });
return(stringValue);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Log.Warning(ex, $"Failed to serialize type '{memberValue.GetBestMemberType().GetSafeFullName(false)}' using ToString(IFormatProvider)");
return(null);
}
}