If a have a funtion:

public object MyFCT(string searchOn, System.Type typ){

string foundval;

///foundval is a string pulled from a database
/// How can I cast the string into the supplied System.Type typ
/// and then return the object?

/// Thanks

}

Hi, Ron Vecchi,

You can create an instance of a type with the static method CreateInstance
on the System.Activator class. I don't understand what is the connection
between the string in the DB and the instance or the type.

Hope this helps
Martin
"Ron Vecchi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> If a have a funtion:
>
> public object MyFCT(string searchOn, System.Type typ){
>
> string foundval;
>
> ///foundval is a string pulled from a database
> /// How can I cast the string into the supplied System.Type typ
> /// and then return the object?
>
> /// Thanks
>
> }
>
>

I am trying to create a function that will automaticall cast the value and
return it based on the parameter. This way say if the value returned from
the DB (or Xml,Text,.etc) is a string "True" I can call the method and use
it like so:

bool mybool = MyClass.MyFCT("searchString",bool); //excuse my newbyness
The same would go for Int32, Int16, DateTime, Double......

I am tring to wrap all the converion in one method without creating a method
for each poosible type.

Thanks!

Ron
"Martin Dechev" <detcheff_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi, Ron Vecchi,
>
> You can create an instance of a type with the static method CreateInstance
> on the System.Activator class. I don't understand what is the connection
> between the string in the DB and the instance or the type.
>
> Hope this helps
> Martin
> "Ron Vecchi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > If a have a funtion:
> >
> > public object MyFCT(string searchOn, System.Type typ){
> >
> > string foundval;
> >
> > ///foundval is a string pulled from a database
> > /// How can I cast the string into the supplied System.Type typ
> > /// and then return the object?
> >
> > /// Thanks
> >
> > }
> >
> >
>
>

You know the return type at compile time. I don't see your point. Why do you
want to avoid

bool.Parse(string)

or

Convert.ToBoolean(string)

?

Greetings
Martin
"Ron" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am trying to create a function that will automaticall cast the value and
> return it based on the parameter. This way say if the value returned from
> the DB (or Xml,Text,.etc) is a string "True" I can call the method and use
> it like so:
>
> bool mybool = MyClass.MyFCT("searchString",bool); //excuse my newbyness
> The same would go for Int32, Int16, DateTime, Double......
>
> I am tring to wrap all the converion in one method without creating a
method
> for each poosible type.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ron
> "Martin Dechev" <detcheff_@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi, Ron Vecchi,
> >
> > You can create an instance of a type with the static method
CreateInstance
> > on the System.Activator class. I don't understand what is the connection
> > between the string in the DB and the instance or the type.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> > Martin
> > "Ron Vecchi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > If a have a funtion:
> > >
> > > public object MyFCT(string searchOn, System.Type typ){
> > >
> > > string foundval;
> > >
> > > ///foundval is a string pulled from a database
> > > /// How can I cast the string into the supplied System.Type typ
> > > /// and then return the object?
> > >
> > > /// Thanks
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>