using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Provides a base class for converting a <see cref="DateTime"/> to and from JSON.
  /// </summary>
  public abstract class DateTimeConverterBase : JsonConverter
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// Determines whether this instance can convert the specified object type.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="objectType">Type of the object.</param>
    /// <returns>
    /// 	<c>true</c> if this instance can convert the specified object type; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
    /// </returns>
    public override bool CanConvert(Type objectType)
    {
      if (objectType == typeof(DateTime) || objectType == typeof(DateTime?))
        return true;
#if !PocketPC && !NET20
      if (objectType == typeof(DateTimeOffset) || objectType == typeof(DateTimeOffset?))
        return true;
#endif

      return false;
    }
  }
}