StringConverter

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public static class StringConverter {
  public static T To<T>(this string value) {
    if(String.IsNullOrEmpty(value)) {
      return default(T);
    }

    try {
      var convertibleValue = (IConvertible)value;
      var conversionType = Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(typeof(T)) ?? typeof(T);
      return (T)convertibleValue.ToType(conversionType, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
    } catch(InvalidCastException) {
    } catch(FormatException) {
    }

    return default(T);
  }
}