source: branches/2708_ScopedAlgorithms/HeuristicLab.Persistence/3.3/Default/Xml/Primitive/SimpleNumber2XmlSerializerBase.cs

#region License Information
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 *
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#endregion

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Core;

namespace HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.Xml.Primitive {

  internal abstract class SimpleNumber2XmlSerializerBase<T> : PrimitiveXmlSerializerBase<T> {

    private static MethodInfo ParseMethod = typeof(T)
      .GetMethod(
        "Parse",
        BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public,
        null,
        CallingConventions.Standard,
        new[] { typeof(string) },
        null);

    public override XmlString Format(T t) {
      return new XmlString(t.ToString());
    }

    public override T Parse(XmlString x) {
      try {
        return (T)ParseMethod.Invoke(null, new[] { x.Data });
      }
      catch (Exception e) {
        throw new PersistenceException("Could not parse simple number.", e);
      }
    }
  }
}