Can I check if a variable can be cast to a specified type?

Question

I am trying to verify whether a variable that is passed can be converted to a specific type. I have tried the following but can\'t get it to compile so I assume I\'m going

Answer 1

You can do the int.TryParse() function:

int myInt;
bool parsed = int.TryParse(myVariable, out myInt);

if (parsed) {
    // Do something with myInt or other logic
}