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+++ b/Source/ComponentModel/TypeTypeConverter.cs	Thu Mar 27 21:46:09 2014 +0400
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+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.ComponentModel.Design;
+
+namespace BLToolkit.ComponentModel
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Converts the value of an object into a <see cref="System.Type"/>.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class TypeTypeConverter: TypeConverter
+	{
+		// Human readable text for 'nothing selected'.
+		//
+		private const string NoType = "(none)";
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Returns whether this converter can convert an object of the given type to
+		/// a <see cref="System.Type"/>, using the specified context.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="context">An <see cref="System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext"/>
+		/// that provides a format context. </param>
+		/// <param name="sourceType">A <see cref="System.Type"/> that represents the type
+		/// you want to convert from. </param>
+		/// <returns>
+		/// <see langword="true"/> if this converter can perform the conversion;
+		/// otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.
+		/// </returns>
+		public override bool CanConvertFrom(
+			ITypeDescriptorContext context,
+			Type                   sourceType)
+		{
+			return sourceType == typeof(string) ||
+				base.CanConvertFrom(context, sourceType);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Converts the given object to the corresponding <see cref="System.Type"/>,
+		/// using the specified context and culture information.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="culture">The <see cref="System.Globalization.CultureInfo"/> to
+		/// use as the current culture. </param>
+		/// <param name="context">An 
+		/// <see cref="System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext"/> that provides a
+		/// format context. </param>
+		/// <param name="value">The <see cref="System.Object"/> to convert. </param>
+		/// <returns>
+		/// An <see cref="System.Object"/> that represents the converted value.
+		/// </returns>
+		/// <exception cref="System.NotSupportedException">The conversion cannot be
+		/// performed. </exception>
+		public override object ConvertFrom(
+			ITypeDescriptorContext context,
+			CultureInfo            culture,
+			object                 value)
+		{
+			if (value == null)
+				return null;
+
+			if (!(value is string))
+				return base.ConvertFrom(context, culture, value);
+
+			string str = (string)value;
+
+			if (str.Length == 0 || str == NoType)
+				return null;
+
+			// Try VisualStudio own service first.
+			//
+			ITypeResolutionService typeResolver =
+				(ITypeResolutionService)context.GetService(typeof(ITypeResolutionService));
+
+			if (typeResolver != null)
+			{
+				Type type = typeResolver.GetType(str);
+
+				if (type != null)
+					return type;
+			}
+
+			return Type.GetType(str);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Returns whether this converter can convert the object to the specified type,
+		/// using the specified context.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="context">An 
+		/// <see cref="System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext"/> that provides
+		/// a format context. </param>
+		/// <param name="destinationType">A <see cref="System.Type"/> that represents
+		/// the type you want to convert to. </param>
+		/// <returns>
+		/// <see langword="true"/> if this converter can perform the conversion;
+		/// otherwise, <see langword="false"/>.
+		/// </returns>
+		public override bool CanConvertTo(
+			ITypeDescriptorContext context,
+			Type                   destinationType)
+		{
+			return destinationType == typeof(string) ||
+				base.CanConvertTo(context, destinationType);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Converts the given value object to the specified type, using the specified
+		/// context and culture information.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="culture">A <see cref="System.Globalization.CultureInfo"/>.
+		/// If null is passed, the current culture is assumed. </param>
+		/// <param name="context">An 
+		/// <see cref="System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext"/> that provides
+		/// a format context. </param>
+		/// <param name="destinationType">The <see cref="System.Type"/> to convert
+		/// the value parameter to. </param>
+		/// <param name="value">The <see cref="System.Object"/> to convert. </param>
+		/// <returns>
+		/// An <see cref="System.Object"/> that represents the converted value.
+		/// </returns>
+		/// <exception cref="System.NotSupportedException">The conversion cannot be
+		/// performed. </exception>
+		/// <exception cref="System.ArgumentNullException">
+		/// The <paramref name="destinationType"/> parameter is null. </exception>
+		public override object ConvertTo(
+			ITypeDescriptorContext context,
+			CultureInfo            culture,
+			object                 value,
+			Type                   destinationType)
+		{
+			if (destinationType != typeof(string))
+				return base.ConvertTo(context, culture, value, destinationType);
+
+			if (value == null || value.ToString().Length == 0)
+				return NoType;
+
+			return value.ToString();
+		}
+	}
+}