func init
	// adds using namespace
	sys.add_use('System')

	// initialize instance
	sys.add_var(this.name, 'IConvertible')
end

func GetTypeCode
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	return(this.codename + '.GetTypeCode()')
end

func doToBoolean(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToBoolean"))
		event("onToBoolean", this.codename + '.ToBoolean(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToBoolean(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToByte(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToByte"))
		event("onToByte", this.codename + '.ToByte(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToByte(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToChar(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToChar"))
		event("onToChar", this.codename + '.ToChar(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToChar(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToDateTime(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToDateTime"))
		event("onToDateTime", this.codename + '.ToDateTime(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToDateTime(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToDecimal(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToDecimal"))
		event("onToDecimal", this.codename + '.ToDecimal(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToDecimal(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToDouble(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToDouble"))
		event("onToDouble", this.codename + '.ToDouble(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToDouble(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToInt16(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToInt16"))
		event("onToInt16", this.codename + '.ToInt16(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToInt16(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToInt32(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToInt32"))
		event("onToInt32", this.codename + '.ToInt32(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToInt32(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToInt64(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToInt64"))
		event("onToInt64", this.codename + '.ToInt64(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToInt64(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToSByte(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToSByte"))
		event("onToSByte", this.codename + '.ToSByte(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToSByte(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToSingle(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToSingle"))
		event("onToSingle", this.codename + '.ToSingle(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToSingle(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToString(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToString"))
		event("onToString", this.codename + '.ToString(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToString(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToType(conversionType, provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToType"))
		event("onToType", this.codename + '.ToType(' + d("conversionType") + ', ' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToType(', d("conversionType"), ', ', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToUInt16(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToUInt16"))
		event("onToUInt16", this.codename + '.ToUInt16(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToUInt16(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToUInt32(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToUInt32"))
		event("onToUInt32", this.codename + '.ToUInt32(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToUInt32(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end

func doToUInt64(provider)
	blk.println(this.codename, ' = ', d('Interface'), ';')
	if(linked("onToUInt64"))
		event("onToUInt64", this.codename + '.ToUInt64(' + d("provider") + ')')
	else
		blk.println(this.codename, '.ToUInt64(', d("provider"), ');')
	end
end