public static bool CanConvertType(Type initialType, Type targetType, bool allowTypeNameToString)
{
ValidationUtils.ArgumentNotNull(initialType, "initialType");
ValidationUtils.ArgumentNotNull(targetType, "targetType");
if (ReflectionUtils.IsNullableType(targetType))
{
targetType = Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(targetType);
}
if (targetType == initialType)
{
return(true);
}
if (typeof(IConvertible).IsAssignableFrom(initialType) && typeof(IConvertible).IsAssignableFrom(targetType))
{
return(true);
}
if (initialType == typeof(DateTime) && targetType == typeof(DateTimeOffset))
{
return(true);
}
if (initialType == typeof(Guid) && (targetType == typeof(Guid) || targetType == typeof(string)))
{
return(true);
}
if (initialType == typeof(Type) && targetType == typeof(string))
{
return(true);
}
TypeConverter converter = ConvertUtils.GetConverter(initialType);
if (converter != null && !ConvertUtils.IsComponentConverter(converter) && converter.CanConvertTo(targetType) && (allowTypeNameToString || converter.GetType() != typeof(TypeConverter)))
{
return(true);
}
TypeConverter typeConverter = ConvertUtils.GetConverter(targetType);
if (typeConverter != null && !ConvertUtils.IsComponentConverter(typeConverter) && typeConverter.CanConvertFrom(initialType))
{
return(true);
}
if (initialType == typeof(DBNull) && ReflectionUtils.IsNullable(targetType))
{
return(true);
}
return(false);
}