//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// <copyright file="XmlConvert.cs" company="Microsoft">
//     Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
// </copyright>
// <owner current="true" primary="true">Microsoft</owner>
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

namespace System.Xml {
    using System.IO;
    using System.Text;
    using System.Globalization;
    using System.Xml.Schema;
    using System.Diagnostics;
    using System.Collections;
    using System.Text.RegularExpressions;

    // ExceptionType enum is used inside XmlConvert to specify which type of exception should be thrown at some of the verification and exception creating methods
    internal enum ExceptionType {
        ArgumentException,
        XmlException,
    }

    // Options for serializing and deserializing DateTime
    public enum XmlDateTimeSerializationMode {
        Local,
        Utc,
        Unspecified,
        RoundtripKind,
    }

    /// <include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert"]/*' />
    /// <devdoc>
    ///    Encodes and decodes XML names according to
    ///    the "Encoding of arbitrary Unicode Characters in XML Names" specification.
    /// </devdoc>
    public class XmlConvert {

        //
        // Static fields with implicit initialization
        //
        static XmlCharType xmlCharType = XmlCharType.Instance;

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static char[] crt = new char[] {'\n', '\r', '\t'};
#endif

        /// <include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.EncodeName"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>
        ///       Converts names, such
        ///       as DataTable or
        ///       DataColumn names, that contain characters that are not permitted in
        ///       XML names to valid names.</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string EncodeName(string name) {
            return EncodeName(name, true/*Name_not_NmToken*/, false/*Local?*/);
        }

        /// <include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.EncodeNmToken"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para> Verifies the name is valid
        ///       according to production [7] in the XML spec.</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string EncodeNmToken(string name) {
            return EncodeName(name, false/*Name_not_NmToken*/, false/*Local?*/);
        }

        /// <include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.EncodeLocalName"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>Converts names, such as DataTable or DataColumn names, that contain
        ///       characters that are not permitted in XML names to valid names.</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string EncodeLocalName(string name) {
            return EncodeName(name, true/*Name_not_NmToken*/, true/*Local?*/);
        }

        /// <include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.DecodeName"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>
        ///       Transforms an XML name into an object name (such as DataTable or DataColumn).</para>
        /// </devdoc>

        public static string DecodeName(string name) {
            if (name == null || name.Length == 0)
                return name;

            StringBuilder bufBld = null;

            int length = name.Length;
            int copyPosition = 0;

            int underscorePos = name.IndexOf('_');
            MatchCollection mc = null;
            IEnumerator en = null;
            if (underscorePos >= 0)
            {
                if ( c_DecodeCharPattern == null ) {
                     c_DecodeCharPattern = new Regex("_[Xx]([0-9a-fA-F]{4}|[0-9a-fA-F]{8})_");
                }
                mc = c_DecodeCharPattern.Matches(name, underscorePos);
                en = mc.GetEnumerator();
            } else {
                return name;
            }
            int matchPos = -1;
            if (en != null && en.MoveNext())
            {
                Match m = (Match)en.Current;
                matchPos = m.Index;
            }

            for (int position = 0; position < length - c_EncodedCharLength + 1; position ++) {
                if (position == matchPos) {
                    if (en.MoveNext())
                    {
                        Match m = (Match)en.Current;
                        matchPos = m.Index;
                    }

                    if (bufBld == null) {
                        bufBld = new StringBuilder(length + 20);
                    }
                    bufBld.Append(name, copyPosition, position - copyPosition);

                    if (name[position + 6]!='_') { //_x1234_

                        Int32 u =
                            FromHex(name[position + 2]) * 0x10000000 +
                            FromHex(name[position + 3]) * 0x1000000 +
                            FromHex(name[position + 4]) * 0x100000 +
                            FromHex(name[position + 5]) * 0x10000 +

                            FromHex(name[position + 6]) * 0x1000 +
                            FromHex(name[position + 7]) * 0x100 +
                            FromHex(name[position + 8]) * 0x10 +
                            FromHex(name[position + 9]);

                        if (u >= 0x00010000) {
                            if (u <= 0x0010ffff) { //convert to two chars
                                copyPosition = position + c_EncodedCharLength + 4;
                                char lowChar, highChar;
                                XmlCharType.SplitSurrogateChar(u, out lowChar, out highChar);
                                bufBld.Append(highChar);
                                bufBld.Append(lowChar);
                            }
                            //else bad ucs-4 char dont convert
                        }
                        else { //convert to single char
                            copyPosition = position + c_EncodedCharLength + 4;
                            bufBld.Append((char)u);
                        }
                        position += c_EncodedCharLength - 1 + 4; //just skip

                    }
                    else {
                        copyPosition = position + c_EncodedCharLength;
                        bufBld.Append((char)(
                            FromHex(name[position + 2]) * 0x1000 +
                            FromHex(name[position + 3]) * 0x100 +
                            FromHex(name[position + 4]) * 0x10 +
                            FromHex(name[position + 5])));
                        position += c_EncodedCharLength - 1;
                    }
                }
            }
            if (copyPosition == 0) {
                return name;
            }
            else {
                if (copyPosition < length) {
                    bufBld.Append(name, copyPosition, length - copyPosition);
                }
                return bufBld.ToString();
            }
        }

        private static string EncodeName(string name, /*Name_not_NmToken*/ bool first, bool local) {
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(name)) {
                return name;
            }

            StringBuilder bufBld = null;
            int length = name.Length;
            int copyPosition = 0;
            int position = 0;

            int underscorePos = name.IndexOf('_');
            MatchCollection mc = null;
            IEnumerator en = null;
            if (underscorePos >= 0)
            {
                if ( c_EncodeCharPattern == null ) {
                    c_EncodeCharPattern = new Regex("(?<=_)[Xx]([0-9a-fA-F]{4}|[0-9a-fA-F]{8})_");
                }
                mc = c_EncodeCharPattern.Matches(name, underscorePos);
                en = mc.GetEnumerator();
            }

            int matchPos = -1;
            if (en != null && en.MoveNext())
            {
                Match m = (Match)en.Current;
                matchPos = m.Index - 1;
            }
            if (first) {
                if ( ( !xmlCharType.IsStartNCNameCharXml4e( name[0] ) && (local || (!local && name[0] != ':'))) ||
                     matchPos == 0) {

                    if (bufBld == null) {
                        bufBld = new StringBuilder(length + 20);
                    }
                    bufBld.Append("_x");
                    if (length > 1 && XmlCharType.IsHighSurrogate(name[0]) && XmlCharType.IsLowSurrogate(name[1]) ) {
                        int x = name[0];
                        int y = name[1];
                        Int32 u = XmlCharType.CombineSurrogateChar(y, x);
                        bufBld.Append(u.ToString("X8", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
                        position ++;
                        copyPosition = 2;
                    }
                    else {
                        bufBld.Append(((Int32)name[0]).ToString("X4", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
                        copyPosition = 1;
                    }

                    bufBld.Append("_");
                    position ++;

                    if (matchPos == 0)
                        if (en.MoveNext())
                        {
                            Match m = (Match)en.Current;
                            matchPos = m.Index - 1;
                        }
                }

            }
            for (; position < length; position ++) {
                if ((local && !xmlCharType.IsNCNameCharXml4e(name[position])) ||
                    (!local && !xmlCharType.IsNameCharXml4e(name[position])) ||
                    (matchPos == position))
                {
                    if (bufBld == null) {
                        bufBld = new StringBuilder(length + 20);
                    }
                    if (matchPos == position)
                        if (en.MoveNext())
                        {
                            Match m = (Match)en.Current;
                            matchPos = m.Index - 1;
                        }

                    bufBld.Append(name, copyPosition, position - copyPosition);
                    bufBld.Append("_x");
                    if ((length > position + 1) && XmlCharType.IsHighSurrogate(name[position]) && XmlCharType.IsLowSurrogate(name[position + 1])) {
                        int x = name[position];
                        int y = name[position + 1];
                        Int32 u  = XmlCharType.CombineSurrogateChar(y, x);
                        bufBld.Append(u.ToString("X8", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
                        copyPosition = position + 2;
                        position ++;
                    }
                    else {
                        bufBld.Append(((Int32)name[position]).ToString("X4", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
                        copyPosition = position + 1;
                    }
                    bufBld.Append("_");
                }
            }
            if (copyPosition == 0) {
                return name;
            }
            else {
                if (copyPosition < length) {
                    bufBld.Append(name, copyPosition, length - copyPosition);
                }
                return bufBld.ToString();
            }
        }

        private static readonly int   c_EncodedCharLength = 7; // ("_xFFFF_".Length);
        private static volatile Regex c_EncodeCharPattern;
        private static volatile Regex c_DecodeCharPattern;
        private static int FromHex(char digit) {
            return(digit <= '9')
            ? ((int)digit - (int)'0')
            : (((digit <= 'F')
                ? ((int)digit - (int)'A')
                : ((int)digit - (int)'a'))
               + 10);
        }

        internal static byte[] FromBinHexString(string s) {
            return FromBinHexString(s, true);
        }

        internal static byte[] FromBinHexString(string s, bool allowOddCount ) {
            if (s == null) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("s");
            }
            return BinHexDecoder.Decode(s.ToCharArray(), allowOddCount);
        }

        internal static string ToBinHexString(byte[] inArray) {
            if (inArray == null) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("inArray");
            }
            return BinHexEncoder.Encode(inArray, 0, inArray.Length);
        }

    //
    // Verification methods for strings
    // 
        /// <include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.VerifyName"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>
        ///    </para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string VerifyName(string name) {
            if (name == null) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("name");
            }
            if (name.Length == 0) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("name", Res.GetString(Res.Xml_EmptyName));
            }

            // parse name
            int endPos = ValidateNames.ParseNameNoNamespaces(name, 0);

            if (endPos != name.Length) {
                // did not parse to the end -> there is invalid character at endPos
                throw CreateInvalidNameCharException(name, endPos, ExceptionType.XmlException);
            }
            return name;
        }


#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryVerifyName(string name) {
            if (name == null || name.Length == 0) {
                return new XmlException(Res.Xml_EmptyName, string.Empty); 
            }

            int endPos = ValidateNames.ParseNameNoNamespaces(name, 0);
            if (endPos != name.Length) {
                return new XmlException(endPos == 0 ? Res.Xml_BadStartNameChar : Res.Xml_BadNameChar, XmlException.BuildCharExceptionArgs(name, endPos)); 
            }
            return null;
        }

        internal static string VerifyQName(string name) {
            return VerifyQName(name, ExceptionType.XmlException);
        }
#endif

#if SILVERLIGHT
        internal static string VerifyQName(string name, ExceptionType exceptionType) {
#else
        internal static unsafe string VerifyQName(string name, ExceptionType exceptionType) {
#endif
            if (name == null || name.Length == 0) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("name");
            }

            int colonPosition = -1;

            int endPos = ValidateNames.ParseQName(name, 0, out colonPosition);
            if (endPos != name.Length) {
                throw CreateException(Res.Xml_BadNameChar, XmlException.BuildCharExceptionArgs(name, endPos), exceptionType, 0, endPos + 1);
            }
            return name;
        }

        /// <include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.VerifyNCName"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>
        ///    </para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string VerifyNCName(string name) {
            return VerifyNCName(name, ExceptionType.XmlException);
        }

        internal static string VerifyNCName(string name, ExceptionType exceptionType) {
            if (name == null) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("name");
            }
            if (name.Length == 0) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("name", Res.GetString(Res.Xml_EmptyLocalName));
            }

            int end = ValidateNames.ParseNCName(name, 0);
                    
            if (end != name.Length) {
                // If the string is not a valid NCName, then throw or return false
                throw CreateInvalidNameCharException(name, end, exceptionType);
            }

            return name;
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryVerifyNCName(string name) {
            int len = ValidateNames.ParseNCName(name);

            if (len == 0 || len != name.Length) {
                return ValidateNames.GetInvalidNameException(name, 0, len);
            }
            return null;
        }

        /// <include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.VerifyTOKEN"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>
        ///    </para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string VerifyTOKEN(string token) {
            if (token == null || token.Length == 0) {
                return token;
            }
            if (token[0] == ' ' || token[token.Length - 1] == ' ' || token.IndexOfAny(crt) != -1 || token.IndexOf("  ", StringComparison.Ordinal) != -1) {
                throw new XmlException(Res.Sch_NotTokenString, token);
            }
            return token;
        }

        internal static Exception TryVerifyTOKEN(string token) {
            if (token == null || token.Length == 0) {
                return null;
            }
            if (token[0] == ' ' || token[token.Length - 1] == ' ' || token.IndexOfAny(crt) != -1 || token.IndexOf("  ", StringComparison.Ordinal) != -1) {
                return new XmlException(Res.Sch_NotTokenString, token);
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif

        /// <include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.VerifyNMTOKEN"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>
        ///    </para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string VerifyNMTOKEN(string name) {
            return VerifyNMTOKEN(name, ExceptionType.XmlException);
        }

        internal static string VerifyNMTOKEN(string name, ExceptionType exceptionType) {
            if (name == null) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("name");
            }
            if (name.Length == 0) {
                throw CreateException(Res.Xml_InvalidNmToken, name, exceptionType);
            }

            int endPos = ValidateNames.ParseNmtokenNoNamespaces(name, 0);

            if (endPos != name.Length) {
                throw CreateException(Res.Xml_BadNameChar, XmlException.BuildCharExceptionArgs(name, endPos), exceptionType, 0, endPos + 1);
            }
            return name;
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryVerifyNMTOKEN(string name) {
            if (name == null || name.Length == 0) {
                return new XmlException(Res.Xml_EmptyName, string.Empty); 
            }
            int endPos = ValidateNames.ParseNmtokenNoNamespaces(name, 0);
            if (endPos != name.Length) {
                return new XmlException(Res.Xml_BadNameChar, XmlException.BuildCharExceptionArgs(name, endPos)); 
            }
            return null;
        }


        internal static string VerifyNormalizedString(string str) {
            if (str.IndexOfAny(crt) != -1) {
                throw new XmlSchemaException(Res.Sch_NotNormalizedString, str);
            }
            return str;
        }

        internal static Exception TryVerifyNormalizedString(string str) {
            if (str.IndexOfAny(crt) != -1) {
                return new XmlSchemaException(Res.Sch_NotNormalizedString, str);
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif

        // Verification method for XML characters as defined in XML spec production [2] Char.
        // Throws XmlException if invalid character is found, otherwise returns the input string.
        public static string VerifyXmlChars(string content) {
            if (content == null) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("content");
            }
            VerifyCharData(content, ExceptionType.XmlException);
            return content;
        }

        // Verification method for XML public ID characters as defined in XML spec production [13] PubidChar.
        // Throws XmlException if invalid character is found, otherwise returns the input string.
        public static string VerifyPublicId(string publicId) {
            if (publicId == null) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("publicId");
            }

            // returns the position of invalid character or -1
            int pos = xmlCharType.IsPublicId(publicId);
            if (pos != -1) {
                throw CreateInvalidCharException(publicId, pos, ExceptionType.XmlException);
            }

            return publicId;
        }

        // Verification method for XML whitespace characters as defined in XML spec production [3] S.
        // Throws XmlException if invalid character is found, otherwise returns the input string.
        public static string VerifyWhitespace(string content) {
            if (content == null) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("content");
            }

            // returns the position of invalid character or -1
            int pos = xmlCharType.IsOnlyWhitespaceWithPos(content);
            if (pos != -1) {
                throw new XmlException(Res.Xml_InvalidWhitespaceCharacter, XmlException.BuildCharExceptionArgs(content, pos), 0, pos + 1);
            }
            return content;
        }

    //
    // Verification methods for single characters and surrogates
    // 
    // In cases where the direct call into XmlCharType would not get automatically inlined (because of the use of byte* field), 
    // direct access to the XmlCharType.charProperties is used instead (= manual inlining).
    //

        // Start name character types - as defined in Namespaces XML 1.0 spec (second edition) production [6] NCNameStartChar
        //                              combined with the production [4] NameStartChar of XML 1.0 spec
        public static unsafe bool IsStartNCNameChar(char ch) {
#if SILVERLIGHT
            return xmlCharType.IsStartNCNameSingleChar(ch);
#else
            return (xmlCharType.charProperties[ch] & XmlCharType.fNCStartNameSC) != 0;
#endif
        }

#if XML10_FIFTH_EDITION
        public static bool IsStartNCNameSurrogatePair(char lowChar, char highChar) {
            return xmlCharType.IsNCNameSurrogateChar(lowChar, highChar);
        }
#endif

        // Name character types - as defined in Namespaces XML 1.0 spec (second edition) production [6] NCNameStartChar
        //                        combined with the production [4] NameChar of XML 1.0 spec
        public static unsafe bool IsNCNameChar(char ch) {
#if SILVERLIGHT
            return xmlCharType.IsNCNameSingleChar(ch);
#else
            return (xmlCharType.charProperties[ch] & XmlCharType.fNCNameSC) != 0;
#endif
        }

#if XML10_FIFTH_EDITION
        public static bool IsNCNameSurrogatePair(char lowChar, char highChar) {
            return xmlCharType.IsNCNameSurrogateChar(lowChar, highChar);
        }
#endif

        // Valid XML character  as defined in XML 1.0 spec (fifth edition) production [2] Char
        public static unsafe bool IsXmlChar(char ch) {
#if SILVERLIGHT
            return xmlCharType.IsCharData(ch);
#else
            return (xmlCharType.charProperties[ch] & XmlCharType.fCharData) != 0;
#endif
        }

        public static bool IsXmlSurrogatePair(char lowChar, char highChar) {
            return XmlCharType.IsHighSurrogate(highChar) && XmlCharType.IsLowSurrogate(lowChar);
        }

        // Valid PUBLIC ID character  as defined in XML 1.0 spec (fifth edition) production [13] PublidChar
        public static bool IsPublicIdChar(char ch) {
            return xmlCharType.IsPubidChar(ch);
        }

        // Valid Xml white space  as defined in XML 1.0 spec (fifth edition) production [3] S
        public static unsafe bool IsWhitespaceChar(char ch) {
#if SILVERLIGHT
            return xmlCharType.IsWhiteSpace(ch);
#else
            return (xmlCharType.charProperties[ch] & XmlCharType.fWhitespace) != 0;
#endif
        }

        // Value convertors:
        //
        // String representation of Base types in XML (xsd) sometimes differ from
        // one common language runtime offer and for all types it has to be locale independent.
        // o -- means that XmlConvert pass through to common language runtime converter with InvariantInfo FormatInfo
        // x -- means we doing something special to make a convertion.
        //
        // From:  To: Bol Chr SBy Byt I16 U16 I32 U32 I64 U64 Sgl Dbl Dec Dat Tim Str uid
        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Boolean                                                                 x
        // Char                                                                    o
        // SByte                                                                   o
        // Byte                                                                    o
        // Int16                                                                   o
        // UInt16                                                                  o
        // Int32                                                                   o
        // UInt32                                                                  o
        // Int64                                                                   o
        // UInt64                                                                  o
        // Single                                                                  x
        // Double                                                                  x
        // Decimal                                                                 o
        // DateTime                                                                x
        // String      x   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   o   x   x   o   o       x
        // Guid                                                                    x
        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string ToString(Boolean value)  {
            return value ? "true" : "false";
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString1"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string ToString(Char value)  {
            return value.ToString(null);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString2"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string ToString(Decimal value)  {
            return value.ToString(null, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString3"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        public static string ToString(SByte value)  {
            return value.ToString(null, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString4"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string ToString(Int16 value) {
            return value.ToString(null, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString5"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string ToString(Int32 value) {
            return value.ToString(null, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString15"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string ToString(Int64 value) {
            return value.ToString(null, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString6"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string ToString(Byte value) {
            return value.ToString(null, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString7"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        public static string ToString(UInt16 value) {
            return value.ToString(null, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString8"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        public static string ToString(UInt32 value) {
            return value.ToString(null, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString16"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        public static string ToString(UInt64 value) {
            return value.ToString(null, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString9"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string ToString(Single value) {
            if (Single.IsNegativeInfinity(value)) return "-INF";
            if (Single.IsPositiveInfinity(value)) return "INF";
            if (IsNegativeZero((double)value)) {
                return("-0");
            }
            return value.ToString("R", NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString10"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string ToString(Double value) {
            if (Double.IsNegativeInfinity(value)) return "-INF";
            if (Double.IsPositiveInfinity(value)) return "INF";
            if (IsNegativeZero(value)) {
                return("-0");
            }
            return value.ToString("R", NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString11"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string ToString(TimeSpan value) {
            return new XsdDuration(value).ToString();
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString12"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        [Obsolete("Use XmlConvert.ToString() that takes in XmlDateTimeSerializationMode")]
        public static string ToString(DateTime value) {
            return ToString(value, "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffffffzzzzzz");
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString13"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string ToString(DateTime value, string format) {
            return value.ToString(format, DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }
#endif
        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString14"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string ToString(DateTime value, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode dateTimeOption) {
            switch(dateTimeOption) {
                case XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.Local:
                    value = SwitchToLocalTime(value);
                    break;

                case XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.Utc:
                    value = SwitchToUtcTime(value);
                    break;

                case XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.Unspecified:
                    value = new DateTime(value.Ticks, DateTimeKind.Unspecified);
                    break;

                case XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.RoundtripKind:
                    break;    
                
                default:
                    throw new ArgumentException(Res.GetString(Res.Sch_InvalidDateTimeOption, dateTimeOption, "dateTimeOption"));
            }
            XsdDateTime xsdDateTime = new XsdDateTime(value, XsdDateTimeFlags.DateTime);
            return xsdDateTime.ToString();    
        }

        public static string ToString(DateTimeOffset value) {
            XsdDateTime xsdDateTime = new XsdDateTime(value);
            return xsdDateTime.ToString();
        }

        public static string ToString(DateTimeOffset value, string format) {
            return value.ToString( format, DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo );
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToString15"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static string ToString(Guid value) {
            return value.ToString();
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToBoolean"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static Boolean ToBoolean (string s) {
            s = TrimString(s);
            if (s == "1" || s == "true" ) return true;
            if (s == "0" || s == "false") return false;
            throw new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Boolean"));
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToBoolean(string s, out Boolean result) {
            s = TrimString(s);
            if (s == "0" || s == "false") {
                result = false;
                return null;
            }
            else if (s == "1" || s == "true") {
                result = true;
                return null;
            }
            result = false;
            return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Boolean"));
        }
#endif

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToChar"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static Char ToChar (string s) {
            if (s == null) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("s");
            }
            if (s.Length != 1) {
                throw new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_NotOneCharString));
            }
            return s[0];
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToChar(string s, out Char result) {
            if (!Char.TryParse(s, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Char"));
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToDecimal"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static Decimal ToDecimal (string s) {
            return Decimal.Parse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint|NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToDecimal(string s, out Decimal result) {
            if (!Decimal.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint|NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Decimal"));
            }
            return null;
        }

        internal static Decimal ToInteger (string s) {
            return Decimal.Parse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

        internal static Exception TryToInteger(string s, out Decimal result) {
            if (!Decimal.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Integer"));
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif
        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToSByte"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        public static SByte ToSByte (string s) {
            return SByte.Parse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToSByte(string s, out SByte result) {
            if (!SByte.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "SByte"));
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToInt16"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static Int16 ToInt16 (string s) {
            return Int16.Parse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToInt16(string s, out Int16 result) {
            if (!Int16.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Int16"));
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToInt32"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static Int32 ToInt32 (string s) {
            return Int32.Parse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToInt32(string s, out Int32 result) {
            if (!Int32.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Int32"));
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToInt64"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static Int64 ToInt64 (string s) {
            return Int64.Parse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToInt64(string s, out Int64 result) {
            if (!Int64.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Int64"));
            }
            return null;
        }

#endif
        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToByte"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static Byte ToByte (string s) {
            return Byte.Parse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToByte(string s, out Byte result) {
            if (!Byte.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Byte"));
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToUInt16"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        public static UInt16 ToUInt16 (string s) {
            return UInt16.Parse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToUInt16(string s, out UInt16 result) {
            if (!UInt16.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "UInt16"));
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToUInt32"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        public static UInt32 ToUInt32 (string s) {
            return UInt32.Parse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

      
#if !SILVERLIGHT
            internal static Exception TryToUInt32(string s, out UInt32 result) {
            if (!UInt32.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "UInt32"));
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToUInt64"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        [CLSCompliant(false)]
        public static UInt64 ToUInt64 (string s) {
            return UInt64.Parse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToUInt64(string s, out UInt64 result) {
            if (!UInt64.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "UInt64"));
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToSingle"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static Single ToSingle (string s) {
            s = TrimString(s);
            if(s == "-INF") return Single.NegativeInfinity;
            if(s == "INF") return Single.PositiveInfinity;
            float f =  Single.Parse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint|NumberStyles.AllowExponent, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
            if (f == 0 && s[0] == '-') {
                return -0f;
            }
            return f;
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToSingle(string s, out Single result) {
            s = TrimString(s);
            if (s == "-INF") {
                result = Single.NegativeInfinity;
                return null;
            }
            else if (s == "INF") {
                result = Single.PositiveInfinity;
                return null;
            }
            else if (!Single.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint|NumberStyles.AllowExponent, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Single"));
            }
            if (result == 0 && s[0] == '-') {
                result = -0f;
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToDouble"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static Double ToDouble(string s) {
            s = TrimString(s);
            if(s == "-INF") return Double.NegativeInfinity;
            if(s == "INF") return Double.PositiveInfinity;
            double dVal = Double.Parse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint|NumberStyles.AllowExponent|NumberStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
            if (dVal == 0 && s[0] == '-') {
                return -0d;
            }
            return dVal;
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToDouble (string s, out double result) {
            s = TrimString(s);
            if (s == "-INF") {
                result = Double.NegativeInfinity;
                return null;
            } 
            else if (s == "INF") {
                result = Double.PositiveInfinity;
                return null;
            } 
            else if (!Double.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint|NumberStyles.AllowExponent, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Double"));
            }
            if (result == 0 && s[0] == '-') {
                result = -0d;
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Double ToXPathDouble (Object o) {
            string str = o as string;
            if (str != null) {
                str = TrimString(str);
                if (str.Length != 0 && str[0] != '+') {
                    double d;
                    if (Double.TryParse(str, NumberStyles.AllowLeadingSign|NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint|NumberStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out d)) {
                        return d;
                    }
                }
                return Double.NaN;
            }
            if (o is double) {
                return (double) o;
            }
            if (o is bool) {
                return ((bool) o) ? 1.0 : 0.0;
            }
            try {
                return Convert.ToDouble(o, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
            } catch ( FormatException ) {
            } catch ( OverflowException ) {
            } catch ( ArgumentNullException ) {}
            return Double.NaN;
        }

        internal static String ToXPathString(Object value){
            string s = value as string;
            if ( s != null ) {
                return s;
            }
            else if ( value is double ) {
                return ((double)value).ToString("R", NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
            }
            else if ( value is bool ) {
                return (bool)value ? "true" : "false";
            }
            else {
                return Convert.ToString(value, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
            }
        }

        internal static Double XPathRound(Double value) {
            double temp = Math.Round(value);
            return (value - temp == 0.5) ? temp + 1 : temp;
        }
#endif

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToTimeSpan"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static TimeSpan ToTimeSpan(string s) {
            XsdDuration duration;
            TimeSpan timeSpan;

            try {
                duration = new XsdDuration(s);
            }
            catch (Exception) {
                // Remap exception for v1 compatibility
                throw new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "TimeSpan"));
            }

            timeSpan = duration.ToTimeSpan();

            return timeSpan;
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToTimeSpan(string s, out TimeSpan result) {
            XsdDuration duration;
            Exception exception; 

            exception = XsdDuration.TryParse(s, out duration);
            if (exception != null) {
                result = TimeSpan.MinValue;
                return exception; 
            }
            else {
                return duration.TryToTimeSpan(out result); 
            }
        }
#endif

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        // use AllDateTimeFormats property to access the formats
        static volatile string[] s_allDateTimeFormats;

        // NOTE: Do not use this property for reference comparison. It may not be unique.
        static string[] AllDateTimeFormats {
            get {
                if ( s_allDateTimeFormats == null ) {
                    CreateAllDateTimeFormats();
                }
                return s_allDateTimeFormats;
            }
        }

        static void CreateAllDateTimeFormats() {
            if ( s_allDateTimeFormats == null ) {
                // no locking; the array is immutable so it's not a problem that it may get initialized more than once
                s_allDateTimeFormats = new string[] {
                    "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.FFFFFFFzzzzzz", //dateTime
                    "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.FFFFFFF",
                    "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.FFFFFFFZ",
                    "HH:mm:ss.FFFFFFF",                  //time 
                    "HH:mm:ss.FFFFFFFZ",
                    "HH:mm:ss.FFFFFFFzzzzzz",
                    "yyyy-MM-dd",                   // date
                    "yyyy-MM-ddZ",
                    "yyyy-MM-ddzzzzzz",
                    "yyyy-MM",                      // yearMonth
                    "yyyy-MMZ",
                    "yyyy-MMzzzzzz",
                    "yyyy",                         // year
                    "yyyyZ",
                    "yyyyzzzzzz",
                    "--MM-dd",                      // monthDay
                    "--MM-ddZ",
                    "--MM-ddzzzzzz",
                    "---dd",                        // day
                    "---ddZ",
                    "---ddzzzzzz",
                    "--MM--",                       // month
                    "--MM--Z",
                    "--MM--zzzzzz",
                };
            }
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToDateTime"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        [Obsolete("Use XmlConvert.ToDateTime() that takes in XmlDateTimeSerializationMode")]
        public static DateTime ToDateTime(string s) {
            return ToDateTime(s, AllDateTimeFormats);
        }
#endif

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToDateTime1"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static DateTime ToDateTime(string s, string format) {
            return DateTime.ParseExact(s, format, DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, DateTimeStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|DateTimeStyles.AllowTrailingWhite);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToDateTime2"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static DateTime ToDateTime(string s, string[] formats) {
            return DateTime.ParseExact(s, formats, DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, DateTimeStyles.AllowLeadingWhite|DateTimeStyles.AllowTrailingWhite);
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToDateTime3"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static DateTime ToDateTime(string s, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode dateTimeOption) {
            XsdDateTime xsdDateTime = new XsdDateTime(s, XsdDateTimeFlags.AllXsd);
            DateTime dt = (DateTime)xsdDateTime;

            switch (dateTimeOption) {
                case XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.Local:
                    dt = SwitchToLocalTime(dt);
                    break;

                case XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.Utc:
                    dt = SwitchToUtcTime(dt);
                    break;

                case XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.Unspecified:
                    dt = new DateTime(dt.Ticks, DateTimeKind.Unspecified);
                    break;

                case XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.RoundtripKind:
                    break;

                default:
                    throw new ArgumentException(Res.GetString(Res.Sch_InvalidDateTimeOption, dateTimeOption, "dateTimeOption"));
            }
            return dt;
        }

        public static DateTimeOffset ToDateTimeOffset(string s) {
            if (s == null) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("s");
            }
            XsdDateTime xsdDateTime = new XsdDateTime(s, XsdDateTimeFlags.AllXsd);
            DateTimeOffset dateTimeOffset = (DateTimeOffset)xsdDateTime;
            return dateTimeOffset;
        }

        public static DateTimeOffset ToDateTimeOffset(string s, string format) {
            if ( s == null ) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException( "s" );
            }
            return DateTimeOffset.ParseExact( s, format, DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, DateTimeStyles.AllowLeadingWhite | DateTimeStyles.AllowTrailingWhite );
        }

        public static DateTimeOffset ToDateTimeOffset(string s, string[] formats) {
            if ( s == null ) {
                throw new ArgumentNullException( "s" );
            }
            return DateTimeOffset.ParseExact( s, formats, DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, DateTimeStyles.AllowLeadingWhite | DateTimeStyles.AllowTrailingWhite );
        }

        ///<include file='doc\XmlConvert.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="XmlConvert.ToGuid"]/*' />
        /// <devdoc>
        ///    <para>[To be supplied.]</para>
        /// </devdoc>
        public static Guid ToGuid (string s) {
            return new Guid(s);
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToGuid(string s, out Guid result) {
            Exception exception = null;

            result = Guid.Empty;

            try {
                result = new Guid(s);
            }
            catch (ArgumentException) {
                exception = new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Guid"));
            }
            catch (FormatException) {
                exception = new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Guid"));
            }
            return exception;
        }
#endif

        private static DateTime SwitchToLocalTime(DateTime value) {
            switch (value.Kind) {
                case DateTimeKind.Local:
                    return value;

                case DateTimeKind.Unspecified:
                    return new DateTime(value.Ticks, DateTimeKind.Local);

                case DateTimeKind.Utc:
                    return value.ToLocalTime();
            }
            return value;
        }

        private static DateTime SwitchToUtcTime(DateTime value) {
            switch (value.Kind) {
                case DateTimeKind.Utc:
                    return value;

                case DateTimeKind.Unspecified:
                    return new DateTime(value.Ticks, DateTimeKind.Utc);

                case DateTimeKind.Local:
                    return value.ToUniversalTime();
            }
            return value;
        }
        
        internal static Uri ToUri(string s) {
            if (s != null && s.Length > 0) { //string.Empty is a valid uri but not "   "
                s = TrimString(s);
                if (s.Length == 0 || s.IndexOf("##", StringComparison.Ordinal) != -1) {
                    throw new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Uri"));
                }
            }
            Uri uri;
            if (!Uri.TryCreate(s, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute, out uri)) {
                throw new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Uri"));
            }
            return uri;
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static Exception TryToUri(string s, out Uri result) {
            result = null;

            if (s != null && s.Length > 0) { //string.Empty is a valid uri but not "   "
                s = TrimString(s);
                if (s.Length == 0 || s.IndexOf("##", StringComparison.Ordinal) != -1) {
                    return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Uri"));
                }
            }
            if (!Uri.TryCreate(s, UriKind.RelativeOrAbsolute, out result)) {
                return new FormatException(Res.GetString(Res.XmlConvert_BadFormat, s, "Uri"));
            }
            return null;
        }
#endif

        // Compares the given character interval and string and returns true if the characters are identical
        internal static bool StrEqual( char[] chars, int strPos1, int strLen1, string str2 ) {
            if ( strLen1 != str2.Length ) {
                return false;
            }

            int i = 0;
            while ( i < strLen1 && chars[strPos1+i] == str2[i] ) {
                i++;
            }
            return i == strLen1;
        }

        // XML whitespace characters, <spec>http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml#NT-S</spec>
        internal static readonly char[] WhitespaceChars = new char[] { ' ', '\t', '\n', '\r' };

        // Trim a string using XML whitespace characters
        internal static string TrimString(string value) {
            return value.Trim(WhitespaceChars);
        }

        // Trim beginning of a string using XML whitespace characters
        internal static string TrimStringStart(string value) {
            return value.TrimStart(WhitespaceChars);
        }

        // Trim end of a string using XML whitespace characters
        internal static string TrimStringEnd(string value) {
            return value.TrimEnd(WhitespaceChars);
        }

        // Split a string into a whitespace-separated list of tokens
        internal static string[] SplitString(string value) {
            return value.Split(WhitespaceChars, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
        }

        internal static string[] SplitString(string value, StringSplitOptions splitStringOptions) {
            return value.Split(WhitespaceChars, splitStringOptions);
        }

        internal static bool IsNegativeZero(double value) {
            // Simple equals function will report that -0 is equal to +0, so compare bits instead
            if (value == 0 && DoubleToInt64Bits(value) == DoubleToInt64Bits(-0e0)) {
                return true;
            }
            return false;
        }

#if SILVERLIGHT && !SILVERLIGHT_DISABLE_SECURITY
        [System.Security.SecuritySafeCritical]
#endif
        private static unsafe long DoubleToInt64Bits(double value) {
            // NOTE: BitConverter.DoubleToInt64Bits is missing in Silverlight
            return *((long*)&value);
        }

        internal static void VerifyCharData(string data, ExceptionType exceptionType) {
            VerifyCharData(data, exceptionType, exceptionType);
        }

#if SILVERLIGHT
        internal static void VerifyCharData( string data, ExceptionType invCharExceptionType, ExceptionType invSurrogateExceptionType ) {
#else
        internal static unsafe void VerifyCharData( string data, ExceptionType invCharExceptionType, ExceptionType invSurrogateExceptionType ) {
#endif
            if ( data == null || data.Length == 0 ) {
                return;
            }

            int i = 0;
            int len = data.Length;
            for (;;) {
#if SILVERLIGHT
                while (i < len && xmlCharType.IsCharData(data[i])) {
#else
                while ( i < len && ( xmlCharType.charProperties[data[i]] & XmlCharType.fCharData ) != 0 ) {
#endif
                    i++;
                }
                if ( i == len ) {
                    return;
                }

                char ch = data[i];
                if ( XmlCharType.IsHighSurrogate( ch ) ) {
                    if ( i + 1 == len ) {
                        throw CreateException( Res.Xml_InvalidSurrogateMissingLowChar, invSurrogateExceptionType, 0, i + 1 );
                    }
                    ch = data[i+1];
                    if ( XmlCharType.IsLowSurrogate( ch ) ) {
                        i += 2;
                        continue;
                    }
                    else {
                        throw CreateInvalidSurrogatePairException( data[i+1], data[i], invSurrogateExceptionType, 0, i + 1 );
                    }
                }
                throw CreateInvalidCharException( data, i, invCharExceptionType );
            }
        }

#if SILVERLIGHT
        internal static void VerifyCharData(char[] data, int offset, int len, ExceptionType exceptionType) {
#else
        internal static unsafe void VerifyCharData( char[] data, int offset, int len, ExceptionType exceptionType ) {
#endif
            if ( data == null || len == 0 ) {
                return;
            }

            int i = offset;
            int endPos = offset + len;
            for (;;) {
#if SILVERLIGHT
                while ( i < endPos && xmlCharType.IsCharData(data[i])) {
#else
                while ( i < endPos && ( xmlCharType.charProperties[data[i]] & XmlCharType.fCharData ) != 0 ) {
#endif
                    i++;
                }
                if ( i == endPos ) {
                    return;
                }

                char ch = data[i];
                if ( XmlCharType.IsHighSurrogate( ch ) ) {
                    if ( i + 1 == endPos ) {
                        throw CreateException(Res.Xml_InvalidSurrogateMissingLowChar, exceptionType, 0, offset - i + 1);
                    }
                    ch = data[i+1];
                    if ( XmlCharType.IsLowSurrogate( ch ) ) {
                        i += 2;
                        continue;
                    }
                    else {
                        throw CreateInvalidSurrogatePairException(data[i + 1], data[i], exceptionType, 0, offset - i + 1);
                    }
                }
                throw CreateInvalidCharException( data, len, i, exceptionType );
            }
        }

#if !SILVERLIGHT
        internal static string EscapeValueForDebuggerDisplay( string value ) {
            StringBuilder sb = null;
            int i = 0;
            int start = 0;
            while ( i < value.Length ) {
                char ch = value[i];
                if ( (int)ch < 0x20 || ch == '"' ) {
                    if ( sb == null ) {
                        sb = new StringBuilder( value.Length + 4 );
                    }
                    if ( i - start > 0 ) {
                        sb.Append( value, start, i - start );
                    }
                    start = i + 1;
                    switch ( ch ) {
                        case '"':
                            sb.Append( "\\\"" );
                            break;
                        case '\r':
                            sb.Append( "\\r" );
                            break;
                        case '\n':
                            sb.Append( "\\n" );
                            break;
                        case '\t':
                            sb.Append( "\\t" );
                            break;
                        default:
                            sb.Append( ch );
                            break;
                    }
                }
                i++;
            }
            if ( sb == null ) {
                return value;
            }
            if ( i - start > 0 ) {
                sb.Append( value, start, i - start );
            }
            return sb.ToString();
        }
#endif

        internal static Exception CreateException( string res, ExceptionType exceptionType ) {
            return CreateException( res, exceptionType, 0, 0 );
        }

        internal static Exception CreateException( string res, ExceptionType exceptionType, int lineNo, int linePos ) {
            switch ( exceptionType ) {
                case ExceptionType.ArgumentException:
                    return new ArgumentException( Res.GetString( res ) );
                case ExceptionType.XmlException:
                default:
                    return new XmlException( res, string.Empty, lineNo, linePos );
            }
        }

        internal static Exception CreateException( string res, string arg, ExceptionType exceptionType ) {
            return CreateException( res, arg, exceptionType, 0, 0 );
        }

        internal static Exception CreateException( string res, string arg, ExceptionType exceptionType, int lineNo, int linePos ) {
            switch ( exceptionType ) {
                case ExceptionType.ArgumentException:
                    return new ArgumentException( Res.GetString( res, arg ) );
                case ExceptionType.XmlException:
                default:
                    return new XmlException( res, arg, lineNo, linePos );
            }
        }

        internal static Exception CreateException( string res, string[] args, ExceptionType exceptionType ) {
            return CreateException(res, args, exceptionType, 0, 0);
        }

        internal static Exception CreateException(string res, string[] args, ExceptionType exceptionType, int lineNo, int linePos) {
            switch ( exceptionType ) {
                case ExceptionType.ArgumentException:
                    return new ArgumentException( Res.GetString( res, args ) );
                case ExceptionType.XmlException:
                default:
                    return new XmlException( res, args, lineNo, linePos );
            }
        }

        internal static Exception CreateInvalidSurrogatePairException( char low, char hi ) {
            return CreateInvalidSurrogatePairException( low, hi, ExceptionType.ArgumentException );
        }

        internal static Exception CreateInvalidSurrogatePairException(char low, char hi, ExceptionType exceptionType) {
            return CreateInvalidSurrogatePairException(low, hi, exceptionType, 0, 0);
        }

        internal static Exception CreateInvalidSurrogatePairException( char low, char hi, ExceptionType exceptionType, int lineNo, int linePos ) {
            string[] args = new string[] {
                ((uint)hi).ToString( "X", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture ),
                ((uint)low).ToString( "X", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture )
            } ;
            return CreateException( Res.Xml_InvalidSurrogatePairWithArgs, args, exceptionType, lineNo, linePos );
        }

        internal static Exception CreateInvalidHighSurrogateCharException( char hi ) {
            return CreateInvalidHighSurrogateCharException( hi, ExceptionType.ArgumentException );
        }

        internal static Exception CreateInvalidHighSurrogateCharException( char hi, ExceptionType exceptionType ) {
            return CreateInvalidHighSurrogateCharException( hi, exceptionType, 0, 0);
        }

        internal static Exception CreateInvalidHighSurrogateCharException(char hi, ExceptionType exceptionType, int lineNo, int linePos) {
            return CreateException( Res.Xml_InvalidSurrogateHighChar, ((uint)hi).ToString( "X", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture ), exceptionType, lineNo, linePos );
        }

        internal static Exception CreateInvalidCharException(char[] data, int length, int invCharPos) {
            return CreateInvalidCharException(data, length, invCharPos, ExceptionType.ArgumentException);
        }

        internal static Exception CreateInvalidCharException(char[] data, int length, int invCharPos, ExceptionType exceptionType) {
            return CreateException(Res.Xml_InvalidCharacter, XmlException.BuildCharExceptionArgs(data, length, invCharPos), exceptionType, 0, invCharPos + 1);
        }

        internal static Exception CreateInvalidCharException( string data, int invCharPos ) {
            return CreateInvalidCharException( data, invCharPos, ExceptionType.ArgumentException );
        }

        internal static Exception CreateInvalidCharException( string data, int invCharPos, ExceptionType exceptionType ) {
            return CreateException(Res.Xml_InvalidCharacter, XmlException.BuildCharExceptionArgs(data, invCharPos), exceptionType, 0, invCharPos + 1);
        }

        internal static Exception CreateInvalidCharException( char invChar, char nextChar ) {
            return CreateInvalidCharException(invChar, nextChar, ExceptionType.ArgumentException);
        }

        internal static Exception CreateInvalidCharException( char invChar, char nextChar, ExceptionType exceptionType) {
            return CreateException(Res.Xml_InvalidCharacter, XmlException.BuildCharExceptionArgs(invChar, nextChar), exceptionType);
        }

        internal static Exception CreateInvalidNameCharException(string name, int index, ExceptionType exceptionType) {
            return CreateException(index == 0 ? Res.Xml_BadStartNameChar : Res.Xml_BadNameChar, XmlException.BuildCharExceptionArgs(name, index), exceptionType, 0, index + 1);
        }

        internal static ArgumentException CreateInvalidNameArgumentException(string name, string argumentName) {
            return ( name == null ) ? new ArgumentNullException( argumentName ) : new ArgumentException( Res.GetString( Res.Xml_EmptyName ), argumentName );
        }
    }
}