Class FromString

Provides a standard way to convert strings to different types.

Inheritance

Object

FromString

Inherited Members

Object.ToString()

Object.Equals(Object)

Object.Equals(Object, Object)

Object.ReferenceEquals(Object, Object)

Object.GetHashCode()

Object.GetType()

Object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: Swan

Syntax

public static class FromString

Methods

CanConvertTo(Type)

Determines whether a string can be converted to the specified type.

Declaration

public static bool CanConvertTo(Type type)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type resulting from the conversion.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the conversion is possible; otherwise, false.

CanConvertTo<TResult>()

Determines whether a string can be converted to the specified type.

Declaration

public static bool CanConvertTo<TResult>()

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the conversion is possible; otherwise, false.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TResult	The type resulting from the conversion.

ConvertExpressionTo(Type, Expression)

Converts a expression, if the type can be converted to string, to a new expression including the conversion to string.

Declaration

public static Expression? ConvertExpressionTo(Type type, Expression str)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type.
Expression	str	The string.

Returns

Type	Description
Nullable<Expression>	A new expression where the previous expression is converted to string.

ConvertTo(Type, String)

Converts a string to the specified type.

Declaration

public static object ConvertTo(Type type, string str)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type resulting from the conversion.
String	str	The string to convert.

Returns

Type	Description
Object	An instance of type.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
StringConversionException	The conversion was not successful.

ConvertTo(Type, String[])

Converts an array of strings to an array of the specified type.

Declaration

public static object ConvertTo(Type type, string[] strings)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type resulting from the conversion of each element of strings.
String[]	strings	The array to convert.

Returns

Type	Description
Object	An array of type.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
StringConversionException	The conversion of at least one of the elements of stringswas not successful.

ConvertTo<TResult>(String)

Converts a string to the specified type.

Declaration

public static TResult ConvertTo<TResult>(string str)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	str	The string to convert.

Returns

Type	Description
TResult	An instance of TResult.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TResult	The type resulting from the conversion.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
StringConversionException	The conversion was not successful.

ConvertTo<TResult>(String[])

Converts an array of strings to an array of the specified type.

Declaration

public static TResult[] ConvertTo<TResult>(string[] strings)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String[]	strings	The array to convert.

Returns

Type	Description
TResult[]	An array of TResult.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TResult	The type resulting from the conversion of each element of strings.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
StringConversionException	The conversion of at least one of the elements of stringswas not successful.

TryConvertTo(Type, String, out Object)

Attempts to convert a string to the specified type.

Declaration

public static bool TryConvertTo(Type type, string str, out object result)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type resulting from the conversion.
String	str	The string to convert.
Object	result	When this method returns true, the result of the conversion. This parameter is passed uninitialized.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the conversion is successful; otherwise, false.

TryConvertTo(Type, String[], out Object)

Attempts to convert an array of strings to an array of the specified type.

Declaration

public static bool TryConvertTo(Type type, string[] strings, out object result)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	type	The type resulting from the conversion of each element of strings.
String[]	strings	The array to convert.
Object	result	When this method returns true, the result of the conversion. This parameter is passed uninitialized.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the conversion is successful; otherwise, false.

TryConvertTo<TResult>(String, out TResult)

Attempts to convert a string to the specified type.

Declaration

public static bool TryConvertTo<TResult>(string str, out TResult result)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String	str	The string to convert.
TResult	result	When this method returns true, the result of the conversion. This parameter is passed uninitialized.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the conversion is successful; otherwise, false.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TResult	The type resulting from the conversion.

TryConvertTo<TResult>(String[], out TResult[])

Attempts to convert an array of strings to an array of the specified type.

Declaration

public static bool TryConvertTo<TResult>(string[] strings, out TResult[] result)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
String[]	strings	The array to convert.
TResult[]	result	When this method returns true, the result of the conversion. This parameter is passed uninitialized.

Returns

Type	Description
Boolean	true if the conversion is successful; otherwise, false.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TResult	The type resulting from the conversion of each element of strings.

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