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15 namespace Castle
.MicroKernel
.SubSystems
.Conversion
19 using Castle
.Core
.Configuration
;
22 /// Converts a string representation to an enum value
25 public class EnumConverter
: AbstractTypeConverter
27 public override bool CanHandleType(Type type
)
32 public override object PerformConversion(String
value, Type targetType
)
36 return Enum
.Parse( targetType
, value, true );
38 catch(ConverterException
)
44 String message
= String
.Format(
45 "Could not convert from '{0}' to {1}.",
46 value, targetType
.FullName
);
48 throw new ConverterException(message
, ex
);
52 public override object PerformConversion(IConfiguration configuration
, Type targetType
)
54 return PerformConversion(configuration
.Value
, targetType
);