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    <p>Here's a simple version:</p> <pre><code>object ConvertToAny(string input) { int i; if (int.TryParse(input, out i)) return i; double d; if (double.TryParse(input, out d)) return d; return input; } </code></pre> <p>It will recognize ints and doubles, but everything else is returned as a string. The problem with handling enums is that there's no way to know what enum a value belongs to and there's no way to tell whether it should be a string or not. Other problems are that it doesn't handle dates/times or decimals (how would you distinguish them from doubles?), etc.</p> <p>If you're willing to change your code like this:</p> <pre><code>PropertyInfo info = typeof(MyObject).GetProperty("SomeProperty"); info.SetValue(obj, AwesomeFunction("20.53", info.PropertyType), null); </code></pre> <p>Then it becomes substantially easier:</p> <pre><code>object ConvertToAny(string input, Type target) { // handle common types if (target == typeof(int)) return int.Parse(input); if (target == typeof(double)) return double.Parse(input); ... // handle enums if (target.BaseType == typeof(Enum)) return Enum.Parse(target, input); // handle anything with a static Parse(string) function var parse = target.GetMethod("Parse", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Static | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Public, null, new[] { typeof(string) }, null); if (parse != null) return parse.Invoke(null, new object[] { input }); // handle types with constructors that take a string var constructor = target.GetConstructor(new[] { typeof(string) }); if (constructor != null) return constructor.Invoke(new object[] { input }); } </code></pre> <p>Edit: Added a missing parenthesis</p>
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    1. COAnd anyway such function (and as your does) will return `object` so OP should cast to some type: `(int)ConvertToAny("1")`. In other words (IMO) - this not possible / the task makes no sense. Only CLR, not C# can contain functions different only by returning type
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    2. COSee EDIT2 for additional info. In my specific use, I can get the destination class type via the PropertyType property. This would make parsing Enums simple. It would also make it possible to differentiate between floats/doubles/decimals/etc. However, I was hoping to avoid writing a big if/case statement for each class type (although I guess it wouldn't be **that** messy).
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    3. COmyrne: Marc's answer might still be better, but I modified mine to support enums, constructors that take a string, and anything with a Parse function.
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