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15 namespace Castle
.MicroKernel
.SubSystems
.Conversion
18 using System
.ComponentModel
;
19 using Castle
.Core
.Configuration
;
22 /// Attempts to utilize an existing <see cref="TypeConverter"/> for conversion
25 public class ComponentModelConverter
: AbstractTypeConverter
27 public override bool CanHandleType(Type type
)
29 TypeConverter converter
= TypeDescriptor
.GetConverter(type
);
30 return (converter
!= null && converter
.CanConvertFrom(typeof(String
)));
33 public override object PerformConversion(String
value, Type targetType
)
35 TypeConverter converter
= TypeDescriptor
.GetConverter(targetType
);
39 return converter
.ConvertFrom(value);
43 String message
= String
.Format(
44 "Could not convert from '{0}' to {1}",
45 value, targetType
.FullName
);
47 throw new ConverterException(message
, ex
);
51 public override object PerformConversion(IConfiguration configuration
, Type targetType
)
53 return PerformConversion(configuration
.Value
, targetType
);