Fixed some perf concerns related to types conversion; Replaced tabs with spaces;

WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.WebPortal/DesktopModules/WebsitePanel/Code/Framework/Utils.cs

@@ -56,8 +56,18 @@ namespace WebsitePanel.Portal
 
         public static DateTime ParseDate(string val)
         {
-            try { return DateTime.Parse(val); }
+            // Perf: allow only non-empty strings to go through
-            catch { /* do nothing */ }
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(val))
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    return DateTime.Parse(val);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    /* do nothing */
+                }
+            }
             return DateTime.MinValue;
         }
 
@@ -69,24 +79,55 @@ namespace WebsitePanel.Portal
         public static int ParseInt(object val, int defaultValue)
         {
             int result = defaultValue;
-            try { result = Int32.Parse(val.ToString()); }
+            // Perf: allow only non-empty values to go through
-            catch { /* do nothing */ }
+            if (val != null && val != String.Empty)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    result = Int32.Parse(val.ToString());
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    /* do nothing */
+                }
+            }
             return result;
         }
 
         public static bool ParseBool(string val, bool defaultValue)
         {
             bool result = defaultValue;
-            try { result = Boolean.Parse(val); }
+            // Perf: allow only non-empty strings to go through
-            catch { /* do nothing */ }
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(val))
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    result = Boolean.Parse(val);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    /* do nothing */
+                }
+            }
+
             return result;
         }
 
         public static decimal ParseDecimal(string val, decimal defaultValue)
         {
             decimal result = defaultValue;
-            try { result = Decimal.Parse(val); }
+            // Perf: allow only non-empty strings to go through
-            catch { /* do nothing */ }
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(val))
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    result = Decimal.Parse(val);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    /* do nothing */
+                }
+            }
             return result;
         }