using System;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Globalization;

namespace XLIMS.MVVM.Converters
{
    [ValueConversion(typeof(DateTime), typeof(string))]
    public class DateConverter : IValueConverter
    {
        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            if (!(value is DateTime)) return string.Empty;
            DateTime test = (DateTime)value;
            string date = test.ToString();
            return (date);
        }

        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            var strValue = value.ToString();
            DateTime resultDateTime;
            return DateTime.TryParse(strValue, out resultDateTime) ? resultDateTime : value;
        }
    }
}