/// <summary>
/// Converts the color to a different color data format. If there is also a
/// specific method doing the desired conversion, use that instead - it might be faster.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="source"></param>
public static T ConvertTo <T>(this IColorData source) where T : IColorData
{
T clr = default(T);
if (clr == null)
{
if (typeof(T) == typeof(IColorData))
{
return((T)source);
}
else
{
clr = (T)typeof(T).GetTypeInfo().CreateInstanceOf();
}
}
clr.SetIntArgb(source.ToIntArgb());
return(clr);
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts the color to a different color data format. If there is also a
/// specific method doing the desired conversion, use that instead - it might be faster.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="source"></param>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static IColorData ConvertTo(this IColorData source, Type type)
{
if (!typeof(IColorData).IsAssignableFrom(type))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Target type must implement IColorData.", "type");
}
if (type == typeof(IColorData))
{
return(source);
}
IColorData clr = type.GetDefaultInstanceOf() as IColorData;
if (clr == null)
{
clr = type.CreateInstanceOf(true) as IColorData;
}
clr.SetIntArgb(source.ToIntArgb());
return(clr);
}
