Class TypeConversion

Helper class to handle type conversion during properties API calls.

Inheritance
Object
TypeConversion
Inherited Members
Namespace: Unity.Properties
Syntax
public static class TypeConversion

Methods

Convert<TSource, TDestination>(ref TSource)

Converts the specified value from TSource to TDestination.

Declaration
public static TDestination Convert<TSource, TDestination>(ref TSource value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
TSource value

The source value to convert.
Returns
Type Description
TDestination

The value converted to the TDestination type.
Type Parameters
Name Description
TSource

The source type to convert from.
TDestination

The destination type to convert to.
Exceptions
Type Condition
InvalidOperationException

No converter is registered for the given types.

Register<TSource, TDestination>(TypeConverter<TSource, TDestination>)

Registers a new converter from TSource to TDestination.

Declaration
public static void Register<TSource, TDestination>(TypeConverter<TSource, TDestination> converter)
Parameters
Type Name Description
TypeConverter<TSource, TDestination> converter

Conversion delegate
Type Parameters
Name Description
TSource

Type of the source object.
TDestination

Type of the destination object.

TryConvert<TSource, TDestination>(ref TSource, out TDestination)

Converts the specified value from TSource to TDestination.

Declaration
public static bool TryConvert<TSource, TDestination>(ref TSource source, out TDestination destination)
Parameters
Type Name Description
TSource source

The source value to convert.
TDestination destination

When this method returns, contains the converted destination value if the conversion succeeded; otherwise, default.
Returns
Type Description
Boolean

true if the conversion succeeded; otherwise, false.
Type Parameters
Name Description
TSource

The source type to convert from.
TDestination

The destination type to convert to.