/// <summary>
/// Compares this object to another <see cref="SmartBool"/>
/// for equality.
/// </summary>
public override bool Equals(object obj)
{
if (obj is SmartBool)
{
SmartBool tmp = (SmartBool)obj;
if (this.IsEmpty && tmp.IsEmpty)
{
return(true);
}
else
{
return(this.Bool.Equals(tmp.Bool));
}
}
else if (obj is bool)
{
return(this.Bool.Equals((bool)obj));
}
else if (obj is string)
{
return(this.CompareTo(obj.ToString()) == 0);
}
else
{
return(false);
}
}
///// <summary>
///// Converts a text bool representation into a Bool value.
///// </summary>
///// <remarks>
///// An empty string is assumed to represent an empty bool. An empty bool
///// is returned as the MinValue of the Bool datatype.
///// </remarks>
///// <param name="Value">The text representation of the bool.</param>
///// <returns>A Bool value.</returns>
//public static bool StringToBool(string value)
//{
// return StringToBool(value, true);
//}
///// <summary>
///// Converts a text bool representation into a Bool value.
///// </summary>
///// <remarks>
///// An empty string is assumed to represent an empty bool. An empty bool
///// is returned as the MinValue or MaxValue of the Bool datatype depending
///// on the EmptyIsMin parameter.
///// </remarks>
///// <param name="Value">The text representation of the bool.</param>
///// <param name="EmptyIsMin">Indicates whether an empty bool is the min or max bool value.</param>
///// <returns>A Bool value.</returns>
//public static bool StringToBool(string value, bool emptyIsMin)
//{
// bool tmp;
// if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
// {
// if (emptyIsMin)
// return _minValue;
// else
// return _maxValue;
// }
// else if (bool.TryParse(value, out tmp))
// {
// return tmp;
// }
// else
// {
// string lint = value.Trim().ToLower();
// throw new ArgumentException(Resources.StringToBoolException);
// }
//}
///// <summary>
///// Converts a bool value into a text representation.
///// </summary>
///// <remarks>
///// The bool is considered empty if it matches the min value for
///// the Bool datatype. If the bool is empty, this
///// method returns an empty string. Otherwise it returns the bool
///// value formatted based on the FormatString parameter.
///// </remarks>
///// <param name="Value">The bool value to convert.</param>
///// <param name="FormatString">The format string used to format the bool into text.</param>
///// <returns>Text representation of the bool value.</returns>
//public static string BoolToString(bool value, string formatString)
//{
// return BoolToString(value, formatString, true);
//}
///// <summary>
///// Converts a bool value into a text representation.
///// </summary>
///// <remarks>
///// Whether the bool value is considered empty is determined by
///// the EmptyIsMin parameter value. If the bool is empty, this
///// method returns an empty string. Otherwise it returns the bool
///// value formatted based on the FormatString parameter.
///// </remarks>
///// <param name="Value">The bool value to convert.</param>
///// <param name="FormatString">The format string used to format the bool into text.</param>
///// <param name="EmptyIsMin">Indicates whether an empty bool is the min or max bool value.</param>
///// <returns>Text representation of the bool value.</returns>
//public static string BoolToString(bool value, string formatString, bool emptyIsMin)
//{
// if (emptyIsMin && value == _minValue)
// return string.Empty;
// else if (!emptyIsMin && value == _maxValue)
// return string.Empty;
// else
// return string.Format("{0:" + formatString + "}", value);
//}
#endregion
#region Manipulation Functions
/// <summary>
/// Compares one SmartBool to another.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This method works the same as the <see cref="bool.CompareTo"/> method
/// on the Bool type, with the exception that it
/// understands the concept of empty bool values.
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="Value">The bool to which we are being compared.</param>
/// <returns>A value indicating if the comparison bool is less than, equal to or greater than this bool.</returns>
public int CompareTo(SmartBool value)
{
if (this.IsEmpty && value.IsEmpty)
{
return(0);
}
else
{
return(_bool.CompareTo(value.Bool));
}
}
///// <summary>
///// Converts a text bool representation into a Bool value.
///// </summary>
///// <remarks>
///// An empty string is assumed to represent an empty bool. An empty bool
///// is returned as the MinValue of the Bool datatype.
///// </remarks>
///// <param name="Value">The text representation of the bool.</param>
///// <returns>A Bool value.</returns>
//public static bool StringToBool(string value)
//{
// return StringToBool(value, true);
//}
///// <summary>
///// Converts a text bool representation into a Bool value.
///// </summary>
///// <remarks>
///// An empty string is assumed to represent an empty bool. An empty bool
///// is returned as the MinValue or MaxValue of the Bool datatype depending
///// on the EmptyIsMin parameter.
///// </remarks>
///// <param name="Value">The text representation of the bool.</param>
///// <param name="EmptyIsMin">Indicates whether an empty bool is the min or max bool value.</param>
///// <returns>A Bool value.</returns>
//public static bool StringToBool(string value, bool emptyIsMin)
//{
// bool tmp;
// if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
// {
// if (emptyIsMin)
// return _minValue;
// else
// return _maxValue;
// }
// else if (bool.TryParse(value, out tmp))
// {
// return tmp;
// }
// else
// {
// string lint = value.Trim().ToLower();
// throw new ArgumentException(Resources.StringToBoolException);
// }
//}
///// <summary>
///// Converts a bool value into a text representation.
///// </summary>
///// <remarks>
///// The bool is considered empty if it matches the min value for
///// the Bool datatype. If the bool is empty, this
///// method returns an empty string. Otherwise it returns the bool
///// value formatted based on the FormatString parameter.
///// </remarks>
///// <param name="Value">The bool value to convert.</param>
///// <param name="FormatString">The format string used to format the bool into text.</param>
///// <returns>Text representation of the bool value.</returns>
//public static string BoolToString(bool value, string formatString)
//{
// return BoolToString(value, formatString, true);
//}
///// <summary>
///// Converts a bool value into a text representation.
///// </summary>
///// <remarks>
///// Whether the bool value is considered empty is determined by
///// the EmptyIsMin parameter value. If the bool is empty, this
///// method returns an empty string. Otherwise it returns the bool
///// value formatted based on the FormatString parameter.
///// </remarks>
///// <param name="Value">The bool value to convert.</param>
///// <param name="FormatString">The format string used to format the bool into text.</param>
///// <param name="EmptyIsMin">Indicates whether an empty bool is the min or max bool value.</param>
///// <returns>Text representation of the bool value.</returns>
//public static string BoolToString(bool value, string formatString, bool emptyIsMin)
//{
// if (emptyIsMin && value == _minValue)
// return string.Empty;
// else if (!emptyIsMin && value == _maxValue)
// return string.Empty;
// else
// return string.Format("{0:" + formatString + "}", value);
//}
#endregion
#region Manipulation Functions
/// <summary>
/// Compares one SmartBool to another.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This method works the same as the <see cref="bool.CompareTo"/> method
/// on the Bool type, with the exception that it
/// understands the concept of empty bool values.
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="Value">The bool to which we are being compared.</param>
/// <returns>A value indicating if the comparison bool is less than, equal to or greater than this bool.</returns>
public int CompareTo(SmartBool value)
{
if (this.IsEmpty && value.IsEmpty)
return 0;
else
return _bool.CompareTo(value.Bool);
}