Cannot implicitly convert type 'Int' to 'T'

Question

I can call Get(Stat); or Get(Name);

But when compiling I get:

Cannot implicitly convert typ

Answer 1

ChangeType is probably your best option. My solution is similar to the one provided by BrokenGlass with a bit of try catch logic.

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    object number = "1";
    bool hasConverted;
    var convertedValue = DoConvert<int>(number, out hasConverted);

    Console.WriteLine(hasConverted);
    Console.WriteLine(convertedValue);
}

public static TConvertType DoConvert<TConvertType>(object convertValue, out bool hasConverted)
{
    hasConverted = false;
    var converted = default(TConvertType);
    try
    {
        converted = (TConvertType) 
            Convert.ChangeType(convertValue, typeof(TConvertType));
        hasConverted = true;
    }
    catch (InvalidCastException)
    {
    }
    catch (ArgumentNullException)
    {
    }
    catch (FormatException)
    {
    }
    catch (OverflowException)
    {
    }

    return converted;
}

Answer 2

public T Get<T>(Stats type ) where T : IConvertible
{
    if (typeof(T) == typeof(int))
    {
        int t = Convert.ToInt16(PlayerStats[type]);
        return (T)t;
    }
    if (typeof(T) == typeof(string))
    {
        string t = PlayerStats[type].ToString();
        return (T)t;
    }
}

Answer 3

Considering @BrokenGlass logic (Convert.ChangeType) does not support for GUID type.

public T Get<T>(Stats type) where T : IConvertible
{
    return (T) Convert.ChangeType(PlayerStats[type], typeof(T));
}

Error: Invalid cast from 'System.String' to 'System.Guid'.

Instead, use below logic using TypeDescriptor.GetConverter by adding System.ComponentModel namespace.

public T Get<T>(Stats type) where T : IConvertible
{
    (T)TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(T)).ConvertFromInvariantString(PlayerStats[type])
}

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