Generic type casting method (.Net)

Question

I'm trying to create a generic method to cast an object, but can't seem to crack that chestnut. (It's Friday 3pm, been a long week)

Ok, so I have this scenario:

// We have a value (which .net sets as a double by default)
object obj = 1.0;

// We have the target type as a string, which could be anything:
// say string sometType = "System.Decimal"
Type type = Type.GetType(someType);

// I need a generic way of casting this
object castedObj = (xxx) obj;

How can I cast that object generically without creating an endless number of if-else-staments?

Answer 1

You can use Convert.ChangeType method, if the types you use implement IConvertible (all primitive types do).

    Convert.ChangeType(value, targetType);

Answer 2

Have a look at the Convert.ChangeType method, I think it will meet your needs.