String Extensions

gistfile1.cs

    public static class TypeExtensions
    {
        public static bool IsNullableOrType<T>(this Type type)
            where T : struct
        {
            return (type == typeof(T) || type == typeof(T?));
        }
    }

    public static class StringExtensions
    {
        public static object ToType(this string origin, Type dest)
        {
            if (dest.IsNullableOrType<DateTime>())
                return DateTime.Parse(origin);

            if (dest.IsNullableOrType<decimal>())
                return decimal.Parse(origin);

            if (dest.IsNullableOrType<int>())
                return int.Parse(origin);

            if (dest.IsNullableOrType<bool>())
                return bool.Parse(origin);

            if (dest.IsNullableOrType<long>())
                return long.Parse(origin);

            if (dest.IsNullableOrType<short>())
                return short.Parse(origin);

            if (dest.IsNullableOrType<float>())
                return float.Parse(origin);

            if (dest.IsNullableOrType<double>())
                return double.Parse(origin);

            if (dest.IsNullableOrType<byte>())
                return byte.Parse(origin);

            return origin;
        }
    }