C#: Dynamic parse from System.Type

Question

I have a Type, a String and an Object.

Is there some way I can call the parse method or convert for that type on the string dynamically?

Basically how do I r

Answer 1

I ran into this problem and this is how I solved it:

value = myString;
var parse = propType.GetMethod("Parse", new[] { typeof(string) });
if (parse != null) {
  value = parse.Invoke(null, new object[] { value });
}

...and it worked for me.

To sum it up, you are trying to find a static "Parse" method on the object type that takes only one string as an argument. If you find such a method, then invoke it with the string parameter you are trying to convert. Since p is the PropertyInfo for my type, I ended this method by setting my instance with the value as follows:

p.SetValue(instance, value, null);