/// <summary>
/// Gets a value from the ini file.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of value to return.</typeparam>
/// <param name="section">The section the value belongs to.</param>
/// <param name="key">The key to the value.</param>
/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value to return if no value was found. Optional.</param>
/// <returns>The value, or defaultValue if the value doesn't exist.</returns>
public T GetValue <T>(string section, string key, T defaultValue = default(T))
{
if (!ValueExists(section, key))
{
if ((defaultValue == null) && (typeof(T) == typeof(string)))
{
return((T)Convert.ChangeType("", typeof(T)));
}
return(defaultValue);
}
object val = ReadValue(section, key) ?? "";
try
{
if (typeof(T) == typeof(string))
{
val = val.ToString();
}
else if (typeof(T) == typeof(bool))
{
val = HQTools.StringToBool((string)val);
}
else if (typeof(T) == typeof(int))
{
val = HQTools.StringToInt((string)val);
}
else if (typeof(T) == typeof(float))
{
val = HQTools.StringToFloat((string)val);
}
else if (typeof(T) == typeof(double))
{
val = HQTools.StringToDouble((string)val);
}
else if (typeof(T) == typeof(Coordinates))
{
val = new Coordinates(val.ToString());
}
else if (typeof(T) == typeof(MinMaxI))
{
val = new MinMaxI(val.ToString());
}
else if (typeof(T) == typeof(MinMaxD))
{
val = new MinMaxD(val.ToString());
}
else if (typeof(T).IsEnum)
{
val = Enum.Parse(typeof(T), val.ToString(), true);
}
return((T)Convert.ChangeType(val, typeof(T)));
}
catch (Exception)
{
return(default(T));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts a string array to an array of type T.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the source array.</typeparam>
/// <param name="sourceArray">The source string array.</param>
/// <returns>The converted array</returns>
private T[] ConvertArray <T>(string[] sourceArray)
{
try
{
T[] arr = new T[sourceArray.Length];
for (int i = 0; i < sourceArray.Length; i++)
{
object o = default(T);
if (typeof(T) == typeof(bool))
{
o = HQTools.StringToBool(sourceArray[i]);
}
else if (typeof(T) == typeof(int))
{
o = HQTools.StringToInt(sourceArray[i]);
}
else if (typeof(T) == typeof(double))
{
o = HQTools.StringToDouble(sourceArray[i]);
}
else if (typeof(T) == typeof(float))
{
o = HQTools.StringToFloat(sourceArray[i]);
}
else if (typeof(T).IsEnum)
{
o = Enum.Parse(typeof(T), sourceArray[i].ToString(), true);
}
arr[i] = (T)Convert.ChangeType(o, typeof(T));
}
return(arr);
}
catch (Exception)
{
return(new T[0]);
}
}