/// <summary>
/// Returns true if the type specified is a custom parsable type - and should have a static (shared) Parse method on the definition on it.
/// The convert parameter will be set to a delegate that calls this method.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type to check for parsability</param>
/// <param name="convert">If it is a custom parsable type then it will be set to the converter of this type</param>
/// <returns>True if the type is decoated with a custom parsable type</returns>
public static bool IsCustomParsableObjectType(Type type, out PDFValueConverter convert)
{
PDFParsableValueAttribute valattr = GetCustomAttribute <PDFParsableValueAttribute>(type, true);
if (null != valattr)
{
convert = ConvertObjects.GetParsableValueConverter(type);
return(null != convert);
}
else
{
convert = null;
return(false);
}
}
//
// factory methods
//
#region public static BindingXPathExpression Create(string expr, PDFValueConverter convert, System.Reflection.PropertyInfo property)
/// <summary>
/// Returns a new concrete instance of a BindingXPathExpression that can be called from a components
/// DataBinding event and set the value of the property.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="expr">The binding XPath expression to use</param>
/// <param name="convert">A value converter to change the string result into the required type.</param>
/// <param name="property">The property this expression is bound to.</param>
/// <returns>The expression that ban be attached to an event</returns>
public static BindingXPathExpression Create(string expr, PDFValueConverter convert, System.Reflection.PropertyInfo property)
{
if (null == property)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("property");
}
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(expr))
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("expr");
}
//Run a quick compile to validat the return type
System.Xml.XPath.XPathExpression compiled = System.Xml.XPath.XPathExpression.Compile(expr);
BindingXPathExpression binding = null;
switch (compiled.ReturnType)
{
case System.Xml.XPath.XPathResultType.Boolean:
binding = new BindingXPathBoolExpression();
break;
case System.Xml.XPath.XPathResultType.NodeSet:
binding = new BindingXPathNodeSetExpression();
break;
case System.Xml.XPath.XPathResultType.Number:
case System.Xml.XPath.XPathResultType.String:
binding = new BindingXPathValueExpression();
break;
case System.Xml.XPath.XPathResultType.Error:
throw new PDFParserException(String.Format(Errors.InvalidXPathExpression, expr));
case System.Xml.XPath.XPathResultType.Any:
default:
throw new PDFParserException(String.Format(Errors.ReturnTypeOfXPathExpressionCouldNotBeDetermined, expr));
}
binding._converter = convert;
binding._expr = expr;
binding._compiled = compiled;
binding._property = property;
return(binding);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns true if the type is a simple convertable value from a string.
/// And sets the converter to the metho that will convert a string to this required type.
/// If not its null and false.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <param name="convert"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool IsSimpleObjectType(Type type, out PDFValueConverter convert)
{
return(ConvertObjects.IsSimpleObjectType(type, out convert));
}
/// <summary>
/// Protecxted constructor that accepts the type and
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parsetype"></param>
protected ParseableConverter(Type parsetype)
{
this.Type = parsetype;
XmlConverter = new PDFXmlConverter(this.ConvertXml);
ValueConverter = new PDFValueConverter(this.ConvertValue);
}
public static bool IsSimpleObjectType(Type type, out PDFValueConverter convert)
{
bool result = false;
if (type.IsEnum)
{
convert = new PDFValueConverter(ConvertObjects.ToEnum);
return(true);
}
TypeCode code = Type.GetTypeCode(type);
switch (code)
{
case TypeCode.Boolean:
convert = ConvertToBool;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.Byte:
convert = ConvertToByte;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.Char:
convert = ConvertToChar;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.DBNull:
convert = ConvertToDBNull;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.DateTime:
convert = ConvertToDateTime;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.Decimal:
convert = ConvertToDecimal;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.Double:
convert = ConvertToDouble;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.Int16:
convert = ConvertToInt16;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.Int32:
convert = ConvertToInt32;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.Int64:
convert = ConvertToInt64;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.SByte:
convert = ConvertToSByte;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.Single:
convert = ConvertToFloat;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.String:
convert = ConvertToString;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.UInt16:
convert = ConvertToUInt16;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.UInt32:
convert = ConvertToUInt32;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.UInt64:
convert = ConvertToUInt64;
result = true;
break;
case TypeCode.Object:
if (type == typeof(Guid))
{
convert = ConvertToGuid;
result = true;
}
else if (type == typeof(DateTime))
{
convert = ConvertToDateTime;
result = true;
}
else if (type == typeof(TimeSpan))
{
convert = ConvertToTimeSpan;
result = true;
}
else if (type == typeof(Uri))
{
convert = ConvertToUri;
result = true;
}
else
{
convert = null;
result = false;
}
break;
case TypeCode.Empty:
default:
convert = null;
result = false;
break;
}
return(result);
}