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/// <summary>
/// Parses input text to enum type element.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">Application enum type.</param>
/// <param name="text">Input text to parsing.</param>
/// <returns>Enum type element</returns>
static public object Parse(Type type, string text)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
{
throw new ArgumentException(); // exception
}
if (!type.IsEnum)
{
throw new ArgumentException(); // exception
}
// NOTE: conversion supported only for Enums
string normText = CommonHelpers.NormalizeText(text);
object result = null;
// check in predefined strings from resource
Array elements = Enum.GetValues(type);
foreach (object element in elements)
{
string[] supportedSymbols = _GetSupportedValues(element);
if (CommonHelpers.IsValuePresentInList(normText, supportedSymbols))
{
result = element;
break; // NOTE: result founded.
}
}
// try convert as index
if (null == result)
{
int index = int.Parse(normText);
if (elements.Length <= index)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException(); // exception
}
int curIndex = 0;
foreach (object element in elements)
{
if (index == curIndex)
{
result = element;
break; // operation done - stop
}
++curIndex;
}
}
// must be inited
if (null == result)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException(); // exception
}
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets unit by symbol.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="symbol">Input symbol text.</param>
/// <param name="units">Units to check.</param>
/// <returns>Parsed unit type.</returns>
public static Unit _GetUnitBySymbol(string symbol, Unit[] units)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(symbol.Trim()))
{
throw new System.ArgumentException(); // exception
}
string normSymbol = CommonHelpers.NormalizeText(symbol);
string symbolToCheck = _RemoveDots(normSymbol);
Unit result = Unit.Unknown;
for (int index = 0; index < units.Length; ++index)
{
Unit unit = units[index];
string[] supportedSymbols = _GetSupportedSymbols(unit);
if (CommonHelpers.IsValuePresentInList(symbolToCheck, supportedSymbols))
{
result = unit;
break; // NOTE: result founded.
}
}
return(result);
}