Is there a try Convert.ToInt32… avoiding exceptions

Question

I\'d like to know if there is a \"safe\" way to convert an object to an int, avoiding exceptions.

I\'m looking for something like public static bo

Answer 1

No need to re-invent the wheel here. use int.TryParse to achieve your goal. It returns a bool to show that value is parsed or not. and if parsed the result is saved in the output variable.

int result;
object a = 5;
if(int.TryParse(a.ToString(),out result))
{
   Console.WriteLine("value is parsed");  //will print 5
}    

object b = a5;
if(int.TryParse(b.ToString(),out result))
{
    Console.WriteLine("value is parsed");  
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine("input is not a valid integer");  //will print this   
}