Convert array content to generic type array
//The MIT License (MIT)
//http://arolibraries.codeplex.com/license
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
namespace AroLibraries.ExtensionMethods.Enumerable
{
public static class ArrayExt
{
public static T[] Ext_ConvertTo<T>(this Array ar)
{
T[] ret = new T[ar.Length];
System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter tc = System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(T));
if (tc.CanConvertFrom(ar.GetValue(0).GetType()))
{
for (int i = 0; i < ar.Length; i++)
{
ret[i] = (T)tc.ConvertFrom(ar.GetValue(i));
}
}
else
{
tc = System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(ar.GetValue(0).GetType());
if (tc.CanConvertTo(typeof(T)))
{
for (int i = 0; i < ar.Length; i++)
{
ret[i] = (T)tc.ConvertTo(ar.GetValue(i), typeof(T));
}
}
else
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
return ret;
}
}
}
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