ObjectConverter.cs source code in C# .NET

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                            //------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
// 
//     Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
// 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

/* 
 * An object that can convert from one object type to another, potentially using a format 
 * string if the conversion is to a string.
 * 
 * Copyright (c) 1999 Microsoft Corporation
 */

namespace System.Web.UI { 
    using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters;
    using System.ComponentModel; 
    using System.Globalization; 

    using System; 
    using System.Security.Permissions;

//
 

    ///  
    ///  
    /// 
    [Obsolete("The recommended alternative is System.Convert and String.Format. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14202")] 
    public sealed class ObjectConverter {
        internal static readonly char [] formatSeparator = new char[] { ','};

        public ObjectConverter() { } 
 		
 
        ///  
        /// 
        ///  
        public static object ConvertValue(object value, Type toType, string formatString) {
            // Workaround for now to handle inability of reflection to deal with Null.
            if (value == null || Convert.IsDBNull(value)) {
                return value; 
            }
 
            Type fromType = value.GetType(); 

            if (toType.IsAssignableFrom(fromType)) { 
                return value;
            }

            // for now, just hit the sweet spots. 
            if (typeof(string).IsAssignableFrom(fromType)) {
                if (typeof(int).IsAssignableFrom(toType)) { 
                    return Convert.ToInt32((string)value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); 
                }
                else if (typeof(bool).IsAssignableFrom(toType)) { 
                    return Convert.ToBoolean((string)value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                }
                else if (typeof(DateTime).IsAssignableFrom(toType)) {
					return Convert.ToDateTime((string)value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); 
                }
                else if (typeof(Decimal).IsAssignableFrom(toType)) { 
                    TypeConverter tc = new DecimalConverter(); 
                    return tc.ConvertFromInvariantString((string)value);
                } 
                else if (typeof(Double).IsAssignableFrom(toType)) {
					return Convert.ToDouble((string)value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                }
                else if (typeof(Int16).IsAssignableFrom(toType)) { 
					return Convert.ToInt16((Int16)value, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                } 
                else { 
                    throw new ArgumentException(
                                               SR.GetString(SR.Cannot_convert_from_to, fromType.ToString(), toType.ToString())); 
                }
            }
            else if (typeof(string).IsAssignableFrom(toType)) {
                if (typeof(int).IsAssignableFrom(fromType)) { 
                    return ((int)value).ToString(formatString, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                } 
                else if (typeof(bool).IsAssignableFrom(fromType)) { 
                    string [] tokens=null;
 
                    if (formatString != null) {
                        tokens = formatString.Split(formatSeparator);
                        if (tokens.Length != 2) {
                            tokens = null; 
                        }
                    } 
 
                    if ((bool)value) {
                        if (tokens != null) { 
                            return tokens[0];
                        }
                        else {
                            return "true"; 
                        }
                    } 
                    else { 
                        if (tokens != null) {
                            return tokens[1]; 
                        }
                        else {
                            return "false";
                        } 
                    }
                } 
                else if (typeof(DateTime).IsAssignableFrom(fromType)) { 
                    return((DateTime)value).ToString(formatString, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                } 
                else if (typeof(Decimal).IsAssignableFrom(fromType)) {
                    return ((Decimal)value).ToString(formatString, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                }
                else if (typeof(Double).IsAssignableFrom(fromType)) { 
                    return ((Double)value).ToString(formatString, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                } 
                else if (typeof(Single).IsAssignableFrom(fromType)) { 
                    return ((Single)value).ToString(formatString, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                } 
                else if (typeof(Int16).IsAssignableFrom(fromType)) {
                    return ((Int16)value).ToString(formatString, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                }
                else { 
                    throw new ArgumentException(
                                               SR.GetString(SR.Cannot_convert_from_to, fromType.ToString(), toType.ToString())); 
                } 
            }
            else { 
                throw new ArgumentException(
                                           SR.GetString(SR.Cannot_convert_from_to, fromType.ToString(), toType.ToString()));
            }
        } 
/*
 
    string t1; 
    int t2;
    bool t3; 
    DateTime t4;
    bool t5;
    Currency t6;
    string t7, t8, t9, t10, t11; 
    string t12;
 
    void Test() 
    {
 

        t1 = (string)ObjectConverter.ConvertValue("Should be a string", typeof(string), null);

        t2 = (int)ObjectConverter.ConvertValue("32", typeof(int), null); 

        t3 = (bool)ObjectConverter.ConvertValue("true", typeof(bool), null); 
 
        t4 = (DateTime)ObjectConverter.ConvertValue("11/14/62", typeof(DateTime), null);
 
        t5 = (bool)ObjectConverter.ConvertValue("false",  typeof(bool), null);

        t6 = (Currency)ObjectConverter.ConvertValue("$12.50", typeof(Currency),  null);
 
        t7 = (string)ObjectConverter.ConvertValue(32,  typeof(string), "#");
 
        t8 = (string)ObjectConverter.ConvertValue(true,  typeof(string), "yes;no"); 

        t9 = (string)ObjectConverter.ConvertValue(false,  typeof(string), "yes;no"); 

        t10 = (string)ObjectConverter.ConvertValue(DateTime.Now, typeof(string), "hh:mm");

        t11 = (string)ObjectConverter.ConvertValue(new Currency(12), typeof(string), "C"); 
    }
 
    public static void Main(string[] args) 
    {
        new ObjectConverter().Test(); 
    }
    */

    } 
}
 
 


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