UVtools/PrusaSL1Reader/StringExtensions.cs

/*
 *                     GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 *                       Version 3, 19 November 2007
 *  Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <https://fsf.org/>
 *  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
 *  of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
 */
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Linq;

namespace PrusaSL1Reader
{
    public static class StringExtensions
    {
        public static string FirstCharToUpper(this string input)
        {
            switch (input)
            {
                case null: throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(input));
                case "": throw new ArgumentException($"{nameof(input)} cannot be empty", nameof(input));
                default: return input.First().ToString().ToUpper() + input.Substring(1);
            }
        }

        public static T Convert<T>(this string input)
        {
            var converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(T));
            if (converter != null)
            {
                //Cast ConvertFromString(string text) : object to (T)
                return (T)converter.ConvertFromString(input);
            }
            return default(T);
        }
    }
}