/// <summary>
/// Tries to convert setting item's value to a primitive type (Int, Boolean, Float, etc.)
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Primitive type</typeparam>
/// <param name="settingItem">Setting item</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T ToPrimitive <T>(this SettingItemBase settingItem)
{
try
{
string value = settingItem.Value.Trim();
TypeInfo typeInfo = typeof(T).GetTypeInfo();
if (typeInfo.IsEquivalentTo(typeof(Boolean)) || typeInfo.IsEquivalentTo(typeof(Boolean?)))
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
{
return((T)Convert.ChangeType("False", typeof(T)));
}
// For compability with older config, which is using 0 or 1 for boolean type
else if (value == "0")
{
return((T)Convert.ChangeType("False", typeof(T)));
}
else if (value == "1")
{
return((T)Convert.ChangeType("True", typeof(T)));
}
}
return((T)Convert.ChangeType(value, typeof(T)));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw new SettingException(Lang.ExceptionMessage.InvalidCastingToPrimitiveType, ex);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Tries to convert setting item's value to a primitive type (Int, Boolean, Float, etc.)
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Primitive type</typeparam>
/// <param name="settingItem">Setting item</param>
/// <param name="defaultValue">Default value returned if the conversion operation fails</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T ToPrimitive <T>(this SettingItemBase settingItem, T defaultValue)
{
try
{
return(settingItem.ToPrimitive <T>());
}
catch
{
return(defaultValue);
}
}
