TryChangeType with op_Explicit

gistfile1.cs

	class Program
	{
		static void Main(string[] args)
		{
			var value = new Celsius(10);
			Fahrenheit result;
			if (TryChangeType(value, typeof(Fahrenheit), out result))
			{
				Console.WriteLine(result.Degrees); // 50
			}
			Console.ReadKey();
		}

		private static bool TryChangeType<T>(object value, Type destType, out T destValue)
		{
			if (value == null)
			{
				destValue = default(T);
				return false;
			}
			var srcType = value.GetType();
			var method = srcType.GetMethods(BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public)
				.Where(m => m.Name == "op_Explicit")
				.Where(m =>
				{
					var parameters = m.GetParameters();
					return parameters.Length == 1 && parameters[0].ParameterType == srcType;
				}).FirstOrDefault(m => destType.IsAssignableFrom(m.ReturnType));
			if (method == null)
			{
				destValue = default(T);
				return false;
			}
			destValue = (T)method.Invoke(value, new[] { value });
			return true;
		}
	}

	class Celsius
	{
		public Celsius(float temp)
		{
			degrees = temp;
		}

		public static explicit operator Fahrenheit(Celsius c)
		{
			return new Fahrenheit((9.0f / 5.0f) * c.degrees + 32);
		}

		public float Degrees
		{
			get { return degrees; }
		}
		
		private float degrees;
	}

	class Fahrenheit
	{
		public Fahrenheit(float temp)
		{
			degrees = temp;
		}

		public static explicit operator Celsius(Fahrenheit f)
		{
			return new Celsius((5.0f / 9.0f) * (f.degrees - 32));
		}
	
		public float Degrees
		{
			get { return degrees; }
		}
		
		private float degrees;
	}