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service Converter
Description This service provides a widening converter converting from one type to another, if possible. What is possible? byte: byte, (short * 1), (long * 1), (hyper * 1), (float * 1), (double * 1), (enum * 2), (any * 3), boolean, (char * 4), (string * 5) short: byte, short, (long * 1), (hyper * 1), (float * 7), (double * 7), (enum * 2), (any * 3), boolean, char, (string * 5) long: byte, short, long, (hyper * 1), (float * 7), (double * 7), enum, (any * 3), boolean, char, (string * 5) hyper: byte, short, long, hyper, (float * 7), (double * 7), enum, (any * 3), boolean, char, (string * 5) float: byte, short, long, hyper, float, (double * 7), (enum * 8), (any * 3), boolean, char, (string * 5) double: byte, short, long, hyper, float, double, enum, (any * 3), boolean, char, (string * 5) enum: (byte * 9), (short * 9), (long * 9), (hyper * 9), (float * 9), (double * 9), (enum * 10), (any * 3), (string * 11) void: ok for all types any: ok for all types boolean: byte, short, long, hyper, float, double, (any * 3), boolean, char, (string * 12). 0 => false, != 0 => true char: byte, short, (long * 1), (hyper * 1), (float * 7), (double * 7), enum, (any * 3), boolean, char, (string * 13) string: byte, short, long, hyper, float, double, enum, (any * 3), boolean, char, string struct: (any * 3), (struct * 14) interface: (any * 3), (struct * 14) exception: (any * 3), (exception * 14) union: (any * 3), (union * 14) sequence: (any * 3), (sequence * 15) rules: 1: only converts if the value is in the range of the target type. 2: only converts if the value, not the position, of the enum is in the range of the target type. 3: get value until it is not an any. Then convert it with the other rules. 4: only converts if the value of the character is between 0 - 255. 5: only converts if the value represents a decimal, hexadecimal (0x...) or a floating point number. Examples: 10, 0x10, 10.045, 10,555, +10, +10.6e10, -10.6e-10, .16. 7: only converts if the value is in the range of the target type. The value is rounded to an integer. 8: only converts if the float can be converted back to the same enum value. 9: only converts if the number is one of the enumeration type values. Normally you need reflection information of the enum type. 10: only converts if it is the same enumeration type. 11: only converts if the string contains the name of an enumeration type value. Normally you need core reflection information of the enum type. 12: only converts if the value of the string is "1", "true" or "0", "false". The comparision is case insensitive. 13: only converts if the length of the string is 1 or 0. 14: only converts if the types are equal or the source type is derived from the destination type. 15: only converts if each element of the source sequence can be converted to an element of the destination sequence. Developers Guide 5.2.3 Advanced UNO - Language Bindings - UNO Reflection API

Exported Interfaces
XTypeConverter | Description Conversion interface.

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