/// <summary>
/// Convert a current type to an expected type
/// </summary>
/// <param name="il">LazyILGenerator instance</param>
/// <param name="actualType">Actual type</param>
/// <param name="expectedType">Expected type</param>
internal static void WriteTypeConversion(this LazyILGenerator il, Type actualType, Type expectedType)
{
var actualUnderlyingType = actualType.IsEnum ? Enum.GetUnderlyingType(actualType) : actualType;
var expectedUnderlyingType = expectedType.IsEnum ? Enum.GetUnderlyingType(expectedType) : expectedType;
if (actualUnderlyingType == expectedUnderlyingType)
{
return;
}
if (actualUnderlyingType.IsValueType)
{
if (expectedUnderlyingType.IsValueType)
{
// If both underlying types are value types then both must be of the same type.
DuckTypeInvalidTypeConversionException.Throw(actualType, expectedType);
}
else
{
// An underlying type can be boxed and converted to an object or interface type if the actual type support this
// if not we should throw.
if (expectedUnderlyingType == typeof(object))
{
// If the expected type is object we just need to box the value
il.Emit(OpCodes.Box, actualType);
}
else if (expectedUnderlyingType.IsAssignableFrom(actualUnderlyingType))
{
// If the expected type can be assigned from the value type (ex: struct implementing an interface)
il.Emit(OpCodes.Box, actualType);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Castclass, expectedType);
}
else
{
// If the expected type can't be assigned from the actual value type.
// Means if the expected type is an interface the actual type doesn't implement it.
// So no possible conversion or casting can be made here.
DuckTypeInvalidTypeConversionException.Throw(actualType, expectedType);
}
}
}
else
{
if (expectedUnderlyingType.IsValueType)
{
// We only allow conversions from objects or interface type if the actual type support this
// if not we should throw.
if (actualUnderlyingType == typeof(object) || actualUnderlyingType.IsAssignableFrom(expectedUnderlyingType))
{
// WARNING: The actual type instance can't be detected at this point, we have to check it at runtime.
/*
* In this case we emit something like:
* {
* if (!(value is [expectedType])) {
* throw new InvalidCastException();
* }
*
* return ([expectedType])value;
* }
*/
Label lblIsExpected = il.DefineLabel();
il.Emit(OpCodes.Dup);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Isinst, expectedType);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Brtrue_S, lblIsExpected);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Pop);
il.ThrowException(typeof(InvalidCastException));
il.MarkLabel(lblIsExpected);
il.Emit(OpCodes.Unbox_Any, expectedType);
}
else
{
DuckTypeInvalidTypeConversionException.Throw(actualType, expectedType);
}
}
else if (expectedUnderlyingType != typeof(object))
{
il.Emit(OpCodes.Castclass, expectedUnderlyingType);
}
}
}