An alternative to gist: 158795

Inspect.cs

// an alternative to http://gist.github.com/158795
// note: this version doesn't deal with cycles at all.

        private string Inspect(object x)
        {
            return TryNullInspect(x)
                ?? TryInspect<string>(x, s => "\"" + s.Replace("\"", "\\\""))
                ?? TryInspect<DictionaryEntry>(x, e => "{ " + e.Key + " => " + Inspect(e.Value) + " }")
                ?? TryInspect<IEnumerable>(x, e => "[ " + String.Join(", ", e.Cast<object>().Select(Inspect).ToArray()) + " ]")
                ?? x.ToString();
        }
        private string TryNullInspect(object x)
        {
            return x == null ? "null" : null;
        }
        private string TryInspect<T>(object x, Func<T, string> inspect)
        {
            return x is T ? inspect((T)x) : null;
        }