Convert string-type to a real type.

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Mr. X.

Hello.
How can I convert a string-type to a real type ?
Specifically : System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxCell

Thanks :)
 
How can I convert a string-type to a real type ?
Specifically : System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxCell
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Convert.ToSingle()
Convert.ToDouble()
float.Parse() -or- float.TryParse()
double.Parse() -or- double.TryParse()

Take your pick....
 
Well, I didn't mean that.
It's English.

For the type I gave : "System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxCell"
string s;
Type t;
s = ""System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxCell";

I need, something like following pseudo code
t = s.ToType();
.... so t keep the type instead of string.

Thanks :)
 
This works for most of the types, but not for :
System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxCell
(it returns null).

Thanks :)
 
This works for most of the types, but not for :
System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewTextBoxCell
(it returns null).
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According to MSDN you need the fully-qualified type name:
 
Jeff Johnson used his keyboard to write :
According to MSDN you need the fully-qualified type name:

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The assembly-qualified name of the type to get. See AssemblyQualifiedName. If
the type is in the currently executing assembly or in Mscorlib.dll, it is
sufficient to supply the type name qualified by its namespace.
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That's right... forgot about that :) I generally am calling
Type.GetType from the same assembly - so I forgot that little detail :)
 
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