Friday, Nov 4, 2005, 10:32 PM in Tools
Generics Q: Best way to convert a string to a T?
What's the best way to implement the following semantic (feel free to change the signature)?
bool ConvertFromStringToT<T>(string in, ref T out) {...}
I'd like to be able to call it like so:
int x = 452;
double y = 77.7;
ConvertFromStringToT("123", ref x); // x is now 123
ConvertFromStringToT("abc", ref y); // y remains 77.7
I came up with a solution that relies more than I'd like on run-time behavior rather than compile-time behavior, which is why I'm asking.