ChangeDetector.DetectorUtilitiesRegistry.ValueToString C# (CSharp) Method

ValueToString() private static method

Helper method to turn any registry value into a string for comparisons.
private static ValueToString ( RegistryValueKind kind, object value ) : string
kind RegistryValueKind
value object
return string
        private static string ValueToString(RegistryValueKind kind, object value)
        {
            if (value == null)
                return string.Empty;

            switch (kind)
            {
                case RegistryValueKind.String:
                    return value as string;
                case RegistryValueKind.ExpandString:
                    return value as string;
                case RegistryValueKind.Binary:
                    byte[] valBinary = (byte[])value;

                    return BitConverter.ToString(valBinary).Replace("-", "");
                case RegistryValueKind.DWord:
                    return ((int)value).ToString();
                case RegistryValueKind.MultiString:
                    return string.Join("\r\n", (string[])value);
                case RegistryValueKind.QWord:
                    return ((long)value).ToString();
                case RegistryValueKind.Unknown:
                    return "unknown: " + value;
                case RegistryValueKind.None:
                    return string.Empty;
                default:
                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("kind");
            }
        }