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// <copyright file="SQLConvert.cs" company="Microsoft">
//     Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
// </copyright>
// <owner current="true" primary="true">Microsoft</owner>
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namespace System.Data.Common {

    using System;
    using System.Data.SqlTypes;
    using System.Xml;
    using System.Globalization;
    using System.Diagnostics;

    internal static class SqlConvert {

        public static SqlByte ConvertToSqlByte(object value) {
            Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlByte");
            if ((value == DBNull.Value)) { // null is not valid, SqlByte is struct
                return SqlByte.Null;
            }
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);

            switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlByte:
                return (SqlByte)value;
            case StorageType.Byte:
                return (byte)value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlByte));
            }
        }

        public static SqlInt16 ConvertToSqlInt16(object value) {
            Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlInt16");
            if (value == DBNull.Value) {
                return SqlInt16.Null;
            }
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);
            switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.Byte:
                return (byte)value;
            case StorageType.Int16:
                return (Int16)value;
            case StorageType.SqlByte:
                return (SqlByte) value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt16:
                return (SqlInt16) value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlInt16));
            }
        }

        public static SqlInt32 ConvertToSqlInt32(object value) {
            Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlInt32");
           if (value == DBNull.Value) {
               return SqlInt32.Null;
            }
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);
            switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlInt32:
                return (SqlInt32) value;
            case StorageType.Int32:
                return (int) value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt16:
                return  (SqlInt16)value;
            case StorageType.Int16:
                return (Int16) value;
            case StorageType.UInt16:
                return (UInt16) value;
            case StorageType.SqlByte:
                return (SqlByte)value;
            case StorageType.Byte:
                return (byte)value;

            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlInt32));
            }
        }

        public static SqlInt64 ConvertToSqlInt64(object value) {
            Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlInt64");
           if (value == DBNull.Value) {
               return SqlInt32.Null;
            }
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);
            switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlInt64:
                return (SqlInt64) value;
            case StorageType.Int64:
                return (Int64) value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt16:
                return (SqlInt16)value;
            case StorageType.Int16:
                return (Int16)value;
            case StorageType.UInt16:
                return (UInt16)value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt32:
                return (SqlInt32)value;
            case StorageType.Int32:
                return (Int32)value;
            case StorageType.UInt32:
                return (UInt32)value;
            case StorageType.SqlByte:
                return (SqlByte)value;
            case StorageType.Byte:
                return (byte)value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlInt64));
            }
        }

       public static SqlDouble ConvertToSqlDouble(object value) {
           Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlDouble");
           if (value == DBNull.Value) {
               return SqlDouble.Null;
            }
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);

            switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlDouble:
                return (SqlDouble)value;
            case StorageType.Double:
                return (double)value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt64:
                return (SqlInt64) value;
            case StorageType.Int64:
                return (Int64) value;
            case StorageType.UInt64:
                return (UInt64) value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt16:
                return (SqlInt16)value;
            case StorageType.Int16:
                return (Int16)value;
            case StorageType.UInt16:
                return (UInt16)value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt32:
                return (SqlInt32)value;
            case StorageType.Int32:
                return (Int32)value;
            case StorageType.UInt32:
                return (UInt32)value;
            case StorageType.SqlByte:
                return (SqlByte)value;
            case StorageType.Byte:
                return (byte)value;
            case StorageType.SqlSingle:
                return (SqlSingle)value;
            case StorageType.Single:
                return (Single)value;
            case StorageType.SqlMoney:
                return (SqlMoney)value;
            case StorageType.SqlDecimal:
                return (SqlDecimal)value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlDouble));
            }
        }

       public static SqlDecimal ConvertToSqlDecimal(object value) {
           Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlDecimal");
           if (value == DBNull.Value) {
               return SqlDecimal.Null;
            }
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);

            switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlDecimal:
                return (SqlDecimal)value;
            case StorageType.Decimal:
                return (decimal)value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt64:
                return (SqlInt64) value;
            case StorageType.Int64:
                return (Int64) value;
            case StorageType.UInt64:
                return (UInt64) value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt16:
                return (SqlInt16)value;
            case StorageType.Int16:
                return (Int16)value;
            case StorageType.UInt16:
                return (UInt16)value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt32:
                return (SqlInt32)value;
            case StorageType.Int32:
                return (Int32)value;
            case StorageType.UInt32:
                return (UInt32)value;
            case StorageType.SqlByte:
                return (SqlByte)value;
            case StorageType.Byte:
                return (byte)value;
            case StorageType.SqlMoney:
                return (SqlMoney)value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlDecimal));
            }
        }

        public static SqlSingle ConvertToSqlSingle(object value) {
           Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlSingle");
           if (value == DBNull.Value) {
               return SqlSingle.Null;
            }
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);

            switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlSingle:
                return (SqlSingle)value;
            case StorageType.Single:
                return (Single)value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt64:
                return (SqlInt64) value;
            case StorageType.Int64:
                return (Int64) value;
            case StorageType.UInt64:
                return (UInt64) value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt16:
                return (SqlInt16)value;
            case StorageType.Int16:
                return (Int16)value;
            case StorageType.UInt16:
                return (UInt16)value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt32:
                return (SqlInt32)value;
            case StorageType.Int32:
                return (Int32)value;
            case StorageType.UInt32:
                return (UInt32)value;
            case StorageType.SqlByte:
                return (SqlByte)value;
            case StorageType.Byte:
                return (byte)value;
            case StorageType.SqlMoney:
                return (SqlMoney)value;
            case StorageType.SqlDecimal:
                return (SqlDecimal)value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlSingle));
            }
        }

        public static SqlMoney ConvertToSqlMoney(object value) {
           Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlMoney");
           if (value == DBNull.Value) {
               return SqlMoney.Null;
            }
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);

            switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlMoney:
                return (SqlMoney)value;
            case StorageType.Decimal:
                return (decimal)value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt64:
                return (SqlInt64) value;
            case StorageType.Int64:
                return (Int64) value;
            case StorageType.UInt64:
                return (UInt64) value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt16:
                return (SqlInt16)value;
            case StorageType.Int16:
                return (Int16)value;
            case StorageType.UInt16:
                return (UInt16)value;
            case StorageType.SqlInt32:
                return (SqlInt32)value;
            case StorageType.Int32:
                return (Int32)value;
            case StorageType.UInt32:
                return (UInt32)value;
            case StorageType.SqlByte:
                return (SqlByte)value;
            case StorageType.Byte:
                return (byte)value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlMoney));
            }
        }


        public static SqlDateTime ConvertToSqlDateTime(object value) {
           Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlDateTime");
           if (value == DBNull.Value) {
               return SqlDateTime.Null;
            }
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);

            switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlDateTime:
                return (SqlDateTime)value;
            case StorageType.DateTime:
                return (DateTime) value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlDateTime));
            }
        }

        public static SqlBoolean ConvertToSqlBoolean(object value) {
           Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlBoolean");
           if ((value == DBNull.Value) || (value == null)) {
               return SqlBoolean.Null;
            }
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);

            switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlBoolean:
                return (SqlBoolean)value;
            case StorageType.Boolean:
                return (bool) value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlBoolean));
            }
        }

        public static SqlGuid ConvertToSqlGuid(object value) {
            Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlGuid");
            if (value == DBNull.Value) {
                return SqlGuid.Null;
            }
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);

            switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlGuid:
                return (SqlGuid)value;
            case StorageType.Guid:
                return (Guid) value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlGuid));
            }
        }

       public static SqlBinary ConvertToSqlBinary(object value) {
           Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlBinary");
            if (value == DBNull.Value) {
                return SqlBinary.Null;
            }
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);

            switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlBinary:
                return (SqlBinary) value;
            case StorageType.ByteArray:
                return (byte[])value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlBinary));
            }
       }

       public static SqlString ConvertToSqlString(object value) {
           Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlString");
           if ((value == DBNull.Value) || (value == null)) {
                 return SqlString.Null;
            }
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);

            switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlString:
                return (SqlString)value;
            case StorageType.String:
                return (string)value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlString));
            }
       }

       public static SqlChars ConvertToSqlChars(object value) {
           Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlChars");
           if (value == DBNull.Value) {
               return SqlChars.Null;
           }
           Type valueType = value.GetType();
           StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);
           switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlChars:
                return (SqlChars)value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlChars));
            }
       }

       public static SqlBytes ConvertToSqlBytes(object value) {
           Debug.Assert(value != null, "null argument in ConvertToSqlBytes");
           if (value == DBNull.Value) {
               return SqlBytes.Null;
           }
           Type valueType = value.GetType();
           StorageType stype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);
           switch(stype) {
            case StorageType.SqlBytes:
                return (SqlBytes)value;
            default:
                throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, typeof(SqlBytes));
            }
       }

       public static DateTimeOffset ConvertStringToDateTimeOffset(string value, IFormatProvider formatProvider) {
           return DateTimeOffset.Parse(value, formatProvider);
       }
        // this should not be called for XmlSerialization
        public static object ChangeTypeForDefaultValue(object value, Type type, IFormatProvider formatProvider) {
            if (type == typeof(System.Numerics.BigInteger)) {
                if ((DBNull.Value == value) || (null == value)) { return DBNull.Value; }
                return BigIntegerStorage.ConvertToBigInteger(value, formatProvider);
            }
            else if (value is System.Numerics.BigInteger) {
                return BigIntegerStorage.ConvertFromBigInteger((System.Numerics.BigInteger)value, type, formatProvider);
            }

            return ChangeType2(value, DataStorage.GetStorageType(type), type, formatProvider);
        }

        // this should not be called for XmlSerialization
        public static object ChangeType2(object value, StorageType stype, Type type, IFormatProvider formatProvider) {
            switch(stype) { // if destination is SQL type
            case StorageType.SqlBinary:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlBinary(value));
            case StorageType.SqlBoolean:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlBoolean(value));
            case StorageType.SqlByte:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlByte(value));
            case StorageType.SqlBytes:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlBytes(value));
            case StorageType.SqlChars:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlChars(value));
            case StorageType.SqlDateTime:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlDateTime(value));
            case StorageType.SqlDecimal:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlDecimal(value));
            case StorageType.SqlDouble:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlDouble(value));
            case StorageType.SqlGuid:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlGuid(value));
            case StorageType.SqlInt16:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlInt16(value));
            case StorageType.SqlInt32:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlInt32(value));
            case StorageType.SqlInt64:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlInt64(value));
            case StorageType.SqlMoney:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlMoney(value));
            case StorageType.SqlSingle:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlSingle(value));
            case StorageType.SqlString:
                return (SqlConvert.ConvertToSqlString(value));
/*            case StorageType.SqlXml:
                if (DataStorage.IsObjectNull(value)) {
                    return SqlXml.Null;
                }
                goto default;
*/
            default: // destination is CLR
                if ((DBNull.Value == value) || (null == value)) {
                    return DBNull.Value;
                }
                Type valueType = value.GetType();
                StorageType vtype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);
                // destination is CLR
                switch(vtype) {// and source is SQL type
                case StorageType.SqlBinary:
                case StorageType.SqlBoolean:
                case StorageType.SqlByte:
                case StorageType.SqlBytes:
                case StorageType.SqlChars:
                case StorageType.SqlDateTime:
                case StorageType.SqlDecimal:
                case StorageType.SqlDouble:
                case StorageType.SqlGuid:
                case StorageType.SqlInt16:
                case StorageType.SqlInt32:
                case StorageType.SqlInt64:
                case StorageType.SqlMoney:
                case StorageType.SqlSingle:
                case StorageType.SqlString:
                    throw ExceptionBuilder.ConvertFailed(valueType, type);
                default: // source is CLR type
                    if (StorageType.String == stype) { // destination is string
                        switch(vtype) { // source's  type
                        case StorageType.Boolean:
                            return ((IConvertible)(bool)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Char:
                            return ((IConvertible)(Char)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.SByte:
                            return ((IConvertible)(SByte)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Byte:
                            return ((IConvertible)(Byte)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Int16:
                            return ((IConvertible)(Int16)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.UInt16:
                            return ((IConvertible)(UInt16)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Int32:
                            return ((IConvertible)(Int32)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.UInt32:
                            return ((IConvertible)(UInt32)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Int64:
                            return ((IConvertible)(Int64)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.UInt64:
                            return ((IConvertible)(UInt64)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Single:
                            return ((IConvertible)(Single)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Double:
                            return ((IConvertible)(Double)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Decimal:
                            return ((IConvertible)(Decimal)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.DateTime:
                            return ((IConvertible)(DateTime)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                            //return  XmlConvert.ToString((DateTime) value, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.RoundtripKind);
                        case StorageType.TimeSpan:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((TimeSpan) value);
                        case StorageType.Guid:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((Guid) value);
                        case StorageType.String:
                            return  (string)value;
                        case StorageType.CharArray:
                            return new string((char[])value);
                        case StorageType.DateTimeOffset:
                            return ((DateTimeOffset)value).ToString(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.BigInteger:
                            break;
                        default:
                            IConvertible iconvertible = (value as IConvertible);
                            if (null != iconvertible) {
                                return iconvertible.ToString(formatProvider);
                            }
                            // catch additional classes like Guid
                            IFormattable iformattable = (value as IFormattable);
                            if (null != iformattable) {
                                return iformattable.ToString((string)null, formatProvider);
                            }
                            return value.ToString();
                        }
                    }
                    else if (StorageType.TimeSpan == stype) { // destination is TimeSpan
                        //WebData 110216, Handle TimeSpan convert the same way as we handle in storage
                        switch(vtype) {
                        case StorageType.String:
                            return XmlConvert.ToTimeSpan((string) value);
                        case StorageType.Int32:
                            return new TimeSpan((Int64)(Int32)value);
                        case StorageType.Int64:
                            return new TimeSpan((Int64)value);
                        default:
                            return (TimeSpan) value;
                        }
                    }
                    else if (StorageType.DateTimeOffset == stype) { // destination is DateTimeOffset
                        return (DateTimeOffset) value;
                    }
                    else if (StorageType.String == vtype){ // if source is string
                        switch(stype) { // type of destination
                        case StorageType.String:
                            return  (string)value;
                        case StorageType.Boolean:
                            if ("1" == (string)value) return true;
                            if ("0" == (string)value) return false;
                            break;
                        case StorageType.Char:
                            return ((IConvertible)(string)value).ToChar(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.SByte:
                            return ((IConvertible)(string)value).ToSByte(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Byte:
                            return ((IConvertible)(string)value).ToByte(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Int16:
                            return ((IConvertible)(string)value).ToInt16(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.UInt16:
                            return ((IConvertible)(string)value).ToUInt16(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Int32:
                            return ((IConvertible)(string)value).ToInt32(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.UInt32:
                            return ((IConvertible)(string)value).ToUInt32(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Int64:
                            return ((IConvertible)(string)value).ToInt64(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.UInt64:
                            return ((IConvertible)(string)value).ToUInt64(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Single:
                            return ((IConvertible)(string)value).ToSingle(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Double:
                            return ((IConvertible)(string)value).ToDouble(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.Decimal:
                            return ((IConvertible)(string)value).ToDecimal(formatProvider);
                        case StorageType.DateTime:
                            return ((IConvertible)(string)value).ToDateTime(formatProvider);
                            //return  XmlConvert.ToDateTime((string) value, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.RoundtripKind);
                        case StorageType.TimeSpan:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToTimeSpan((string) value);
                        case StorageType.Guid:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToGuid((string) value);
                        case StorageType.Uri:
                            return  new Uri((string) value);
                        default: // other clr types,
                            break;
                        }
                    }
                    return Convert.ChangeType(value, type, formatProvider);
                }
            }
        }

        // this should be called for XmlSerialization
        public static object ChangeTypeForXML(object value, Type type) {
            Debug.Assert(value is string || type == typeof(string) , "invalid call to ChangeTypeForXML");
            StorageType destinationType = DataStorage.GetStorageType(type);
            Type valueType = value.GetType();
            StorageType vtype = DataStorage.GetStorageType(valueType);

            switch(destinationType) { // if destination is not string
                case StorageType.SqlBinary:
                    return new SqlBinary(Convert.FromBase64String((string)value));
                case StorageType.SqlBoolean:
                    return new SqlBoolean(XmlConvert.ToBoolean((string)value));
                case StorageType.SqlByte:
                    return new SqlByte(XmlConvert.ToByte((string)value));
                case StorageType.SqlBytes:
                    return new SqlBytes(Convert.FromBase64String((string)value));
                case StorageType.SqlChars:
                    return new SqlChars(((string)value).ToCharArray());
                case StorageType.SqlDateTime:
                    return new SqlDateTime(XmlConvert.ToDateTime((string)value, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.RoundtripKind));
                case StorageType.SqlDecimal:
                    return SqlDecimal.Parse((string)value); // parses invariant format and is larger has larger range then Decimal
                case StorageType.SqlDouble:
                    return new SqlDouble(XmlConvert.ToDouble((string)value));
                case StorageType.SqlGuid:
                    return new SqlGuid(XmlConvert.ToGuid((string)value));
                case StorageType.SqlInt16:
                    return new SqlInt16(XmlConvert.ToInt16((string)value));
                case StorageType.SqlInt32:
                    return new SqlInt32(XmlConvert.ToInt32((string)value));
                case StorageType.SqlInt64:
                    return new SqlInt64(XmlConvert.ToInt64((string)value));
                case StorageType.SqlMoney:
                    return new SqlMoney(XmlConvert.ToDecimal((string)value));
                case StorageType.SqlSingle:
                    return new SqlSingle(XmlConvert.ToSingle((string)value));
                case StorageType.SqlString:
                    return new SqlString((string)value);
//                case StorageType.SqlXml: // What to do
//                    if (DataStorage.IsObjectNull(value)) {
//                        return SqlXml.Null;
//                    }
//                    goto default;
                case StorageType.Boolean:
                    if ("1" == (string)value) return true;
                    if ("0" == (string)value) return false;
                    return XmlConvert.ToBoolean((string) value);
                case StorageType.Char:
                    return  XmlConvert.ToChar((string) value);
                case StorageType.SByte:
                    return  XmlConvert.ToSByte((string) value);
                case StorageType.Byte:
                    return  XmlConvert.ToByte((string) value);
                case StorageType.Int16:
                    return  XmlConvert.ToInt16((string) value);
                case StorageType.UInt16:
                    return  XmlConvert.ToUInt16((string) value);
                case StorageType.Int32:
                    return  XmlConvert.ToInt32((string) value);
                case StorageType.UInt32:
                    return  XmlConvert.ToUInt32((string) value);
                case StorageType.Int64:
                    return  XmlConvert.ToInt64((string) value);
                case StorageType.UInt64:
                    return  XmlConvert.ToUInt64((string) value);
                case StorageType.Single:
                    return  XmlConvert.ToSingle((string) value);
                case StorageType.Double:
                    return  XmlConvert.ToDouble((string) value);
                case StorageType.Decimal:
                    return  XmlConvert.ToDecimal((string) value);
                case StorageType.DateTime:
                    return XmlConvert.ToDateTime((string)value, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.RoundtripKind);
                case StorageType.Guid:
                    return  XmlConvert.ToGuid((string) value);
                case StorageType.Uri:
                    return  new Uri((string) value);
                case StorageType.DateTimeOffset:
                    return XmlConvert.ToDateTimeOffset((string)value);
                case StorageType.TimeSpan:
                    //WebData 110216, Handle TimeSpan convert the same way as we handle in storage
                    switch(vtype) {
                        case StorageType.String:
                            return XmlConvert.ToTimeSpan((string) value);
                        case StorageType.Int32:
                            return new TimeSpan((Int64)(Int32)value);
                        case StorageType.Int64:
                            return new TimeSpan((Int64)value);
                        default:
                            return (TimeSpan) value;
                    }
                default: {
                    if ((DBNull.Value == value) || (null == value)) {
                        return DBNull.Value;
                    }

                    switch(vtype) { // To String
                        case StorageType.SqlBinary:
                            return Convert.ToBase64String(((SqlBinary)value).Value);
                        case StorageType.SqlBoolean:
                            return XmlConvert.ToString(((SqlBoolean)value).Value);
                        case StorageType.SqlByte:
                            return XmlConvert.ToString(((SqlByte)value).Value);
                        case StorageType.SqlBytes:
                            return Convert.ToBase64String(((SqlBytes)value).Value);
                        case StorageType.SqlChars:
                            return new string(((SqlChars)value).Value);
                        case StorageType.SqlDateTime:
                            return XmlConvert.ToString(((SqlDateTime)value).Value, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.RoundtripKind);
                        case StorageType.SqlDecimal:
                            return ((SqlDecimal)value).ToString(); // converts using invariant format and is larger has larger range then Decimal
                        case StorageType.SqlDouble:
                            return XmlConvert.ToString(((SqlDouble)value).Value);
                        case StorageType.SqlGuid:
                            return XmlConvert.ToString(((SqlGuid)value).Value);
                        case StorageType.SqlInt16:
                            return XmlConvert.ToString(((SqlInt16)value).Value);
                        case StorageType.SqlInt32:
                            return XmlConvert.ToString(((SqlInt32)value).Value);
                        case StorageType.SqlInt64:
                            return XmlConvert.ToString(((SqlInt64)value).Value);
                        case StorageType.SqlMoney:
                            return XmlConvert.ToString(((SqlMoney)value).Value);
                        case StorageType.SqlSingle:
                            return XmlConvert.ToString(((SqlSingle)value).Value);
                        case StorageType.SqlString:
                            return ((SqlString)value).Value;
                        case StorageType.Boolean:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((bool) value);
                        case StorageType.Char:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((Char) value);
                        case StorageType.SByte:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((SByte) value);
                        case StorageType.Byte:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((Byte) value);
                        case StorageType.Int16:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((Int16) value);
                        case StorageType.UInt16:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((UInt16) value);
                        case StorageType.Int32:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((Int32) value);
                        case StorageType.UInt32:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((UInt32) value);
                        case StorageType.Int64:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((Int64) value);
                        case StorageType.UInt64:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((UInt64) value);
                        case StorageType.Single:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((Single) value);
                        case StorageType.Double:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((Double) value);
                        case StorageType.Decimal:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((Decimal) value);
                        case StorageType.DateTime:
                            return XmlConvert.ToString((DateTime)value, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.RoundtripKind);
                        case StorageType.TimeSpan:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((TimeSpan) value);
                        case StorageType.Guid:
                            return  XmlConvert.ToString((Guid) value);
                        case StorageType.String:
                            return  (string)value;
                        case StorageType.CharArray:
                            return new string((char[])value);
                        case StorageType.DateTimeOffset:
                            return XmlConvert.ToString((DateTimeOffset)value);
                        default:
                            IConvertible iconvertible = (value as IConvertible);
                            if (null != iconvertible) {
                                return iconvertible.ToString(System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                            }
                            // catch additional classes like Guid
                            IFormattable iformattable = (value as IFormattable);
                            if (null != iformattable) {
                                return iformattable.ToString((string)null, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                            }
                            return value.ToString();
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}