'
' DateType.vb
'
' Author:
'   Mizrahi Rafael (rafim@mainsoft.com)
'

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Imports System

Namespace Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices
    Public Class DateType

        Private Sub New()
            'Nobody should see constructor
        End Sub

        Public Shared Function FromObject(ByVal Value As Object) As Date

#If TRACE Then
            Console.WriteLine("TRACE:DateType.FromObject:input:" + Value.ToString())
#End If

            'FIXME: Notice: The following code block will cause a recursive call to FromObject
            ' The 'Is' should be replaced with an alternative.
            'If Value Is Nothing Then
            '    Return Nothing
            'End If

            If TypeOf Value Is String Then
                Return FromString(DirectCast(Value, String))
            End If

            If TypeOf Value Is Date Then
                Return Convert.ToDateTime(Value)
            End If


        End Function
        Public Shared Function FromString(ByVal Value As String, ByVal culture As System.Globalization.CultureInfo) As Date
            Return DateTime.Parse(Value, culture)
        End Function
        Public Shared Function FromString(ByVal Value As String) As DateTime

#If TRACE Then
            Console.WriteLine("TRACE:DateType.FromString:input:" + Value)
            Console.WriteLine("TRACE:DateType.FromString:output:" + DateTime.Parse(Value).ToString())
#End If

            Return DateTime.Parse(Value)
        End Function
    End Class
End Namespace

