/// <summary>
/// Constructs an NhsDate object, uses NhsDate.ParseExact to create a new temporary NhsDate object for the given string
/// and copies the property values from the temporary NhsDate object to the new NhsDate object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="date">The date.</param>
public NhsDate(string date)
{
NhsDate nd = NhsDate.ParseExact(date, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
this.DateValue = nd.DateValue;
this.DateType = nd.DateType;
this.Month = nd.Month;
this.Year = nd.Year;
this.NullIndex = nd.NullIndex;
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts the given object to the type of the converter using the specified context and culture information.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">An ITypeDescriptorContext that provides a format context. </param>
/// <param name="culture">CultureInfo culture. </param>
/// <param name="value">The Object to be converted. </param>
/// <returns>An Object that represents the converted value. </returns>
public override object ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture, object value)
{
string stringValue = value as string;
if (stringValue != null)
{
NhsDate date = NhsDate.ParseExact(stringValue, culture);
return(date);
}
return(base.ConvertFrom(context, culture, value));
}
/// <summary>
/// Parses a string that represents a date and returns a corresponding NhsDate object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="date">The date to be parsed. </param>
/// <returns>A new NhsDate object. </returns>
/// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">Date is null. </exception>
/// <exception cref="System.FormatException">Date is not in a recognised format. </exception>
public static NhsDate ParseExact(string date)
{
return(NhsDate.ParseExact(date, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture));
}
