// (Integer, "3") return object of new Integer(3)
public object Parse(Type c, string s)
{
Type d = ReflectionUtilities.BoxClass(c);
foreach (Type e in ReflectionUtilities.ClassAndAncestors(d))
{
// get all the super classes of Integer for example
string name = ReflectionUtilities.GetAssemblyQualifiedName(e);
if (parsers.ContainsKey(name))
{
object ret = Parse(name, s);
// check if ret can be cast as c
if (c.IsAssignableFrom(ret.GetType()))
{
return(ret);
}
else
{
var ex = new InvalidCastException("Cannot cast from " + ret.GetType() + " to " + c);
Org.Apache.REEF.Utilities.Diagnostics.Exceptions.Throw(ex, LOGGER);
}
}
}
return(Parse(d.Name, s));
}
public object Parse(Type c, String s)
{
Type d = ReflectionUtilities.BoxClass(c);
foreach (Type e in ReflectionUtilities.ClassAndAncestors(d))
{
string name = e.FullName;
if (parsers.ContainsKey(name))
{
object ret = Parse(name, s);
if (c.IsAssignableFrom(ret.GetType()))
{
return(ret);
}
else
{
throw new InvalidCastException("Cannot cast from " + ret.GetType() + " to " + c);
}
}
}
return(Parse(d.Name, s));
}
