C# convert a string for use in a logical condition

Question

Is it possible to convert a string to an operator for use in a logical condition.

For example

if(x Convert.ToOperator(\">\") y) {}

Answer 1

EDIT

As JaredPar pointed out, my suggestion below won't work as you can't apply the operators to generics...

So you'd need to have specific implementations for each types you wanted to compare/compute...

public int Compute (int param1, int param2, string op) 
{
    switch(op)
    {
        case "+": return param1 + param2;
        default: throw new NotImplementedException();
    }
}

public double Compute (double param1, double param2, string op) 
{
    switch(op)
    {
        case "+": return param1 + param2;
        default: throw new NotImplementedException();
    }
}

ORIG

You could do something like this.

You'd also need to try/catch all this to ensure that whatever T is, supports the particular operations.

Mind if I ask why you would possibly need to do this. Are you writing some sort of mathematical parser ?

public T Compute (T param1, T param2, string op) where T : struct
{
    switch(op)
    {
        case "+":
            return param1 + param2;
        default:
             throw new NotImplementedException();
    }
}

public bool Compare (T param1, T param2, string op) where T : struct
{
    switch (op)
    {
        case "==":
             return param1 == param2;
        default:
             throw new NotImplementedException();
    }
}