TypedValue.cpp

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/* ============================================================
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 * Copyright (C) 2011 Jan Moringen
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#include "TypedValue.h"

#include <stdexcept>

#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
#include <boost/format.hpp>

using namespace std;

using namespace boost;

namespace rsc {
namespace config {

any parseTypedValue(const string& value) {
    if ((value[0] == '<') && (value.find('>') != string::npos)) {
        unsigned int index = value.find('>');
        string type = value.substr(1, index - 1);
        string rest = value.substr(index + 1);
        if (type == "bool") {
            return any(lexical_cast<bool>(rest));
        } else if (type == "uint") {
            return any(lexical_cast<unsigned int>(rest));
        } else if (type == "int") {
            return any(lexical_cast<int>(rest));
        } else if (type == "double") {
            return any(lexical_cast<double>(rest));
        } else {
            throw invalid_argument(str(format("Unknown option type `%1%'")
                                       % type));
        }
    } else {
        return any(value);
    }
}

}
}