C# - Evaluate a mathematical expression as a string

EvalFunction.cs

/*
  An implementation of the Evaluate() function, 
  similar to other programming languages,
  wherein it evaluates string as an expression.
  
  Taken from https://stackoverflow.com/a/6052679/14139842
  
  NOTE: Given that the source is from 2011, 
  there is a possibility that C# already has this function.
*/

public static double Evaluate(string expression)  
  {  
    System.Data.DataTable table = new System.Data.DataTable();  
    table.Columns.Add("expression", string.Empty.GetType(), expression);  
    System.Data.DataRow row = table.NewRow();  
    table.Rows.Add(row);  
    return double.Parse((string)row["expression"]);  
  }