source: trunk/sources/HeuristicLab.Data/3.3/DateTimeData.cs @ 2716

#region License Information
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#endregion

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;
using HeuristicLab.Core;
using HeuristicLab.Persistence.Default.CompositeSerializers.Storable;

namespace HeuristicLab.Data {
  [EmptyStorableClass]
  [Item("DateTimeData", "Represents a date and time value.")]
  [Creatable("Test")]
  public sealed class DateTimeData : ValueTypeData<DateTime>, IStringConvertibleData {
    public DateTimeData() : base() { }
    public DateTimeData(DateTime value) : base(value) { }

    public override IDeepCloneable Clone(Cloner cloner) {
      DateTimeData clone = new DateTimeData(Value);
      cloner.RegisterClonedObject(this, clone);
      return clone;
    }

    public override string ToString() {
      return Value.ToString("o");  // round-trip format
    }

    #region IStringConvertibleData Members
    bool IStringConvertibleData.Validate(string value, out string errorMessage) {
      DateTime val;
      bool valid = DateTime.TryParse(value, out val);
      errorMessage = valid ? string.Empty : "Invalid Value (values must be formatted according to the current culture settings)";
      return valid;
    }
    string IStringConvertibleData.GetValue() {
      return Value.ToString("o");  // round-trip format
    }
    bool IStringConvertibleData.SetValue(string value) {
      DateTime val;
      if (DateTime.TryParse(value, out val)) {
        Value = val;
        return true;
      } else {
        return false;
      }
    }
    #endregion
  }
}