public T getValue <T>(string paramName)
{
lock (lockParameters) {
iParam param = getParameter(paramName);
if (param == null)
{
// message
logger.Error("Could not find parameter '" + paramName + "' in parameter set '" + paramSetName + "', returning 0");
// return 0
return((T)Convert.ChangeType(Parameters.emptyValue <T>(), typeof(T)));
}
// return the value
return(param.getValue <T>());
}
}
public static T getValue <T>(string paramName)
{
lock (lockParameters) {
// retrieve the parameter
iParam param = getParameter(paramName);
// create the parameter if it does not exist
if (param == null)
{
param = addParameter <T>(paramName);
}
// if not able to create, return 0
if (param == null)
{
return((T)Convert.ChangeType(null, typeof(T)));
}
// return the value
return(param.getValue <T>());
}
}