private T Cast(object item)
{
var isResource = Resource.ResourceTypeInfo.IsAssignableFrom(_targetTypeInfo);
if (isResource)
{
var nestedData = item as IDictionary <string, object>;
return(_resourceFactory.CreateFromExistingData <T>(nestedData));
}
var isStringEnum = StringEnum.TypeInfo.IsAssignableFrom(_targetTypeInfo);
if (isStringEnum)
{
return(StringEnum.Create <T>(item?.ToString()));
}
// Fall back to primitive conversion
try
{
return((T)Convert.ChangeType(item, typeof(T)));
}
catch (InvalidCastException ice)
{
_logger.LogWarning($"Tried to access type '{item.GetType().Name}' in an array of type '{typeof(T).Name}'; returning default value. Value: '{item}'. Exception: {ice.Message}");
return(default(T));
}
}