Meziantou.Framework

Introduction

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Meziantou.Framework.TypeConverter converts a value to another type when the target type is only known at run time, or when the value comes from text: configuration values, query strings, CSV columns, database values, command-line arguments. "42" becomes an int, "yes" a bool, "friday" a DayOfWeek, and "0x01020304" a byte[].

What you can do with it

  • Convert a value and get a default value or false when it cannot be converted. See Getting started.
  • Convert many types: numbers, booleans, enums, nullable types, Guid, DateTime, DateTimeOffset, TimeSpan, CultureInfo, byte arrays, types with a TypeConverter, and types with an implicit conversion operator. See Supported conversions.
  • Read values from a dictionary and convert them. See Getting started.
  • Change a conversion by deriving from DefaultConverter, or write your own IConverter. See Custom conversions.

Namespaces

ConvertUtilities, DefaultConverter, IConverter, ByteArrayToStringFormat and DictionaryExtensions are in the Meziantou.Framework namespace.