From 9f1d212375058cd784e6bdaf6dddf8527be8cb70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Shannon <sdeminick@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:57:15 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Implements: U4-2824 Type Converter for string type with unit
 test

---
 src/Umbraco.Core/ObjectExtensions.cs       |  3 +++
 src/Umbraco.Tests/ObjectExtensionsTests.cs | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/ObjectExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/ObjectExtensions.cs
index 434f71cb18..5bc8e46161 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/ObjectExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/ObjectExtensions.cs
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
 
 			if (input.GetType() == destinationType) return new Attempt<object>(true, input);
 
+            //check for string so that overloaders of ToString() can take advantage of the conversion.
+            if (destinationType == typeof(string)) return new Attempt<object>(true, input.ToString());
+
 			if (!destinationType.IsGenericType || destinationType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() != typeof(Nullable<>))
 			{
                 //TODO: Do a check for destination type being IEnumerable<T> and source type implementing IEnumerable<T> with
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/ObjectExtensionsTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/ObjectExtensionsTests.cs
index 788a28c4f4..6829e61a4f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/ObjectExtensionsTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/ObjectExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests
 			}
 		}
 
-		/// <summary>
+	    [Test]
+	    public virtual void CanConvertObjectToString_Using_ToString_Overload()
+	    {
+	        var result = new MyTestObject().TryConvertTo<string>();
+
+            Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
+            Assert.AreEqual("Hello world", result.Result);
+	    }
+
+	    /// <summary>
 		/// Run once before each test in derived test fixtures.
 		/// </summary>
 		public override void TestSetup()
@@ -130,5 +139,13 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests
 		{
 			return;
 		}
+
+        private class MyTestObject
+        {
+            public override string ToString()
+            {
+                return "Hello world";
+            }
+        }
 	}
 }
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