Dynamic TryParse for all data types

Question

I have the need to examine to see if an object can be converted to a specific DataType or not, and came up with this :

public static bool TryParseAll(System         


        

Answer 1

I have combined both DmitryG's and RezaRahmati's suggested solutions:

static class GenericValueConverter
{
    public static bool TryParse(this string input, out T result)
    {
        bool isConversionSuccessful = false;
        result = default(T);

        var converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(T));
        if (converter != null)
        {
            try
            {
                result = (T)converter.ConvertFromString(input);
                isConversionSuccessful = true;
            }
            catch { }
        }

        return isConversionSuccessful;
    }
}

void Main()
{
    double pi;
    if (GenericValueConverter.TryParse("3,14159", out pi)) //Use right decimal point seperator for local culture
    {
        pi.Dump(); //ConsoleWriteline for LinqPad
        //pi=3,14159
    }

    string dtStr = "2016-12-21T16:34:22";
    DateTime dt;
    if (dtStr.TryParse(out dt))
    {
        dt.Dump(); //ConsoleWriteline for LinqPad
        //dt=21.12.2016 16:34:22
    }

    string guidStr = "D430831B-03B0-44D5-A971-4E73AF96B5DF";
    Guid guid;
    if (guidStr.TryParse(out guid))
    {
        guid.Dump(); //ConsoleWriteline for LinqPad
        //guid=d430831b-03b0-44d5-a971-4e73af96b5df
    }
}