Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.PrimitiveTypeCollectionControl.ComputeItems C# (CSharp) Method

    private IList ComputeItems()
    {
      IList items = new List<object>();

      if( ItemType == null )
        return items;

      string[] textArray = Text.Split( '\n' );

      foreach( string s in textArray )
      {
        string valueString = s.TrimEnd( '\r' );
        if( !String.IsNullOrEmpty( valueString ) )
        {
          object value = null;
          try
          {
            if( ItemType.IsEnum )
            {
              value = Enum.Parse( ItemType, valueString );
            }
            else
            {
              value = Convert.ChangeType( valueString, ItemType );
            }
          }
          catch
          {
            //a conversion failed
            _conversionFailed = true;
          }

          if( value != null )
            items.Add( value );
        }
      }

      return items;
    }