Cannot implicitly convert type 'Int' to 'T'

Question

I can call Get(Stat); or Get(Name);

But when compiling I get:

Cannot implicitly convert typ

Answer 1

ChangeType is probably your best option. My solution is similar to the one provided by BrokenGlass with a bit of try catch logic.

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    object number = "1";
    bool hasConverted;
    var convertedValue = DoConvert(number, out hasConverted);

    Console.WriteLine(hasConverted);
    Console.WriteLine(convertedValue);
}

public static TConvertType DoConvert(object convertValue, out bool hasConverted)
{
    hasConverted = false;
    var converted = default(TConvertType);
    try
    {
        converted = (TConvertType) 
            Convert.ChangeType(convertValue, typeof(TConvertType));
        hasConverted = true;
    }
    catch (InvalidCastException)
    {
    }
    catch (ArgumentNullException)
    {
    }
    catch (FormatException)
    {
    }
    catch (OverflowException)
    {
    }

    return converted;
}