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Modules: OpenStudio Classes: Hash, String

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#typecast_value(variable_type, value, inspect_string = false) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/openstudio/helpers/string.rb', line 23

def typecast_value(variable_type, value, inspect_string = false)
  out_value = nil
  case variable_type.downcase
    when 'double'
      out_value = value.to_f
    when 'integer'
      out_value = value.to_i
    when 'string'
      out_value = inspect_string ? value.inspect : value.to_s
    when 'choice'
      out_value = value.inspect
    when 'bool', 'boolean'
      if value.downcase == 'true'
        out_value = true
      elsif value.downcase == 'false'
        out_value = false
      else
        fail "Can't cast to a bool from a value of '#{value}' of class '#{value.class}'"
      end
    else
      fail "Unknown variable type of '#{@variable['type']}'"
  end

  out_value
end