src/log4net/Util/TypeConverters/TypeConverter.cs

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#endregion

using System;
using System.Text;
#if NETSTANDARD1_3
using System.Reflection;
#endif

namespace log4net.Util.TypeConverters
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Supports conversion from string to <see cref="Type"/> type.
	/// </summary>
	/// <remarks>
	/// <para>
	/// Supports conversion from string to <see cref="Type"/> type.
	/// </para>
	/// </remarks>
	/// <seealso cref="ConverterRegistry"/>
	/// <seealso cref="IConvertFrom"/>
	/// <seealso cref="IConvertTo"/>
	/// <author>Nicko Cadell</author>
	internal class TypeConverter : IConvertFrom 
	{
		#region Implementation of IConvertFrom

		/// <summary>
		/// Can the source type be converted to the type supported by this object
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="sourceType">the type to convert</param>
		/// <returns>true if the conversion is possible</returns>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Returns <c>true</c> if the <paramref name="sourceType"/> is
		/// the <see cref="String"/> type.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		public bool CanConvertFrom(Type sourceType) 
		{
			return (sourceType == typeof(string));
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Overrides the ConvertFrom method of IConvertFrom.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="source">the object to convert to a Type</param>
		/// <returns>the Type</returns>
		/// <remarks>
		/// <para>
		/// Uses the <see cref="M:Type.GetType(string,bool)"/> method to convert the
		/// <see cref="String"/> argument to a <see cref="Type"/>.
		/// Additional effort is made to locate partially specified types
		/// by searching the loaded assemblies.
		/// </para>
		/// </remarks>
		/// <exception cref="ConversionNotSupportedException">
		/// The <paramref name="source"/> object cannot be converted to the
		/// target type. To check for this condition use the <see cref="CanConvertFrom"/>
		/// method.
		/// </exception>
		public object ConvertFrom(object source) 
		{
			string str = source as string;
			if (str != null)
			{
#if NETSTANDARD1_3 // TODO can we use ComponentModel here?
				return SystemInfo.GetTypeFromString(GetType().GetTypeInfo().Assembly, str, true, true);
#else
				return SystemInfo.GetTypeFromString(str, true, true);
#endif
			}
			throw ConversionNotSupportedException.Create(typeof(Type), source);
		}

		#endregion
	}
}