Interface IMarshaller<T, TSurrogate>

Namespace

PolyType

Assembly

PolyType.dll

Represents a bidirectional mapping between T and TSurrogate.

public interface IMarshaller<T, TSurrogate>

Type Parameters

T

The source type.

TSurrogate

The surrogate type.

Remarks

Implementations should form a bijection between T and TSurrogate, meaning that chaining ToSurrogate(T?) with FromSurrogate(TSurrogate?) and vice versa should always produce equal results.

Methods

FromSurrogate(TSurrogate?)

Maps an instance of TSurrogate back to T.

T? FromSurrogate(TSurrogate? surrogate)

Parameters

surrogate TSurrogate

The input of type TSurrogate.

Returns

T

A value of type T corresponding to surrogate.

ToSurrogate(T?)

Maps an instance of T to TSurrogate.

TSurrogate? ToSurrogate(T? value)

Parameters

value T

The input of type T.

Returns

TSurrogate

A value of type TSurrogate corresponding to value.