Provides an extension method on object to attempt to convert to any other type supported by any existing (or located) converters. If you need a special conversion to happen then implement IConverter<T1, T2> to convert between T1 and T2. Common .net type conversion from strings is already supported (based on culture-invariant conversions, eg "1.23" -> 1.23M) More...

Static Public Member Functions
static bool	TryConvertTo< T > (this object input, out T converted)
	Attempts to convert the object being operated on to the required type.
static bool	TryConvertTo (this object input, Type desiredType, out object converted)
	Attempts to convert the object being operated on to the required type.

Detailed Description

Provides an extension method on object to attempt to convert to any other type supported by any existing (or located) converters. If you need a special conversion to happen then implement IConverter<T1, T2> to convert between T1 and T2. Common .net type conversion from strings is already supported (based on culture-invariant conversions, eg "1.23" -> 1.23M)

Member Function Documentation

◆ TryConvertTo()

bool PeanutButter.DuckTyping.Extensions.ConversionExtensions.TryConvertTo	(	this object	input,
		Type	desiredType,
		out object	converted )

static

Attempts to convert the object being operated on to the required type.

null always returns false
attempting to convert to the same type returns the original object

Parameters

input
desiredType
converted

Returns

◆ TryConvertTo< T >()

bool PeanutButter.DuckTyping.Extensions.ConversionExtensions.TryConvertTo< T >	(	this object	input,
		out T	converted )