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

Vici Parser (open-source) may be of help to you. It's a C# expression parser where you can just pass a string containing an expression, and you get the computed result back.

Answer 2

You could do something like this:

public static bool Compare<T>(string op, T x, T y) where T:IComparable
{
 switch(op)
 {
  case "==" : return x.CompareTo(y)==0;
  case "!=" : return x.CompareTo(y)!=0;
  case ">"  : return x.CompareTo(y)>0;
  case ">=" : return x.CompareTo(y)>=0;
  case "<"  : return x.CompareTo(y)<0;
  case "<=" : return x.CompareTo(y)<=0;
 }
}