Convert a string containing a hexadecimal value starting with “0x” to an integer or long

Question

How can I convert a string value like "0x310530" to an integer value in C#?

I\'ve tried int.TryParse (and even int.TryParse with Syste

Answer 1

Direct from SHanselman, as pointed by Cristi Diaconescu, but I've included the main source code:

public static T GetTfromString(string mystring)
{
   var foo = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(T));
   return (T)(foo.ConvertFromInvariantString(mystring));
}

The whole article deserves a closer look!