/// <summary>
/// Attempts to convert the second parameter value to a comparable type of the first parameter.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="typeInstanceToMatch">Instance of a the target comparable type.</param>
/// <param name="value">Value to convert.</param>
/// <returns>Converted value as an <see cref="IComparable"/>.</returns>
/// <exception cref="InvalidCastException">Thrown if the value cannot be converted to the target type.</exception>
/// <exception cref="FormatException">Thrown if the value cannot be converted into a valid numeric type.</exception>
public static IComparable ConvertToComparableType(object typeInstanceToMatch, string value)
{
// If we don't have a valid type to convert to, then best leave the value alone.
if (typeInstanceToMatch == null)
{
return(value);
}
string type = typeInstanceToMatch.GetType().FullName;
switch (type)
{
case "System.Decimal":
return(Convert.ToDecimal(value));
case "System.Boolean":
return(ConvertToBool(value));
case "System.Int32":
return(Convert.ToInt32(value));
case "System.UInt32":
return(Convert.ToUInt32(value));
case "System.Char":
return(Convert.ToChar(value));
case "System.DateTime":
return(FixDateTime.Parse(value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
case "System.String":
return(value);
case "Atdl4net.Model.Reference.IsoCountryCode":
return(value.ParseAsEnum <IsoCountryCode>());
case "Atdl4net.Model.Reference.IsoCurrencyCode":
return(value.ParseAsEnum <IsoCurrencyCode>());
case "Atdl4net.Model.Reference.IsoLanguageCode":
return(value.ParseAsEnum <IsoLanguageCode>());
case "Atdl4net.Model.Types.Support.MonthYear":
return(MonthYear.Parse(value));
case "Atdl4net.Model.Types.Support.Tenor":
return(Tenor.Parse(value));
case "Atdl4net.Model.Controls.Support.EnumState":
return(value);
default:
throw ThrowHelper.New <InvalidCastException>(ExceptionContext, ErrorMessages.DataConversionError1, value, type);
}
}