/// <summary>
/// This is used to instantiate the converter based on the type
/// provided. If the type provided can not be instantiated for
/// some reason then an exception is thrown from this method.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">
/// this is the converter type to be instantiated
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// this returns an instance of the provided type
/// </returns>
public Converter GetInstance(Class type)
{
Converter converter = cache.fetch(type);
if (converter == null)
{
return(GetConverter(type));
}
return(converter);
}
/// <summary>
/// This is used to acquire a <c>Converter</c> instance from
/// the registry. All instances are cache to reduce the overhead
/// of lookups during the serialization process. Converters are
/// lazily instantiated and so are only created if demanded.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">
/// this is the type to find the converter for
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// this returns the converter instance for the type
/// </returns>
public Converter Lookup(Class type)
{
Converter converter = cache.fetch(type);
if (converter == null)
{
return(Create(type));
}
return(converter);
}