/// <summary>
/// Converts the serialized value
/// of type <typeparamref name="T">T</typeparamref>
/// to the specified compatible type.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="To_T"></typeparam>
/// <returns></returns>
public virtual To_T ConvertTo <To_T>()
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(SerializedValue))
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("SerializedValue property is null or empty string.");
}
var toObj = new XmlSerialized <To_T>(SerializedValue);
return(toObj.Deserialize());
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts the specified deserialized object
/// to type <typeparamref name="T">T</typeparamref>.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="FromT"></typeparam>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public virtual T ConvertFrom <FromT>(FromT obj) where FromT : class
{
if (!obj.GetType().IsValueType&& obj == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException("Parameter 'obj' is null.", "obj");
}
var fromObj = new XmlSerialized <FromT>(obj);
SerializedValue = fromObj.SerializedValue;
return(Deserialize());
}
