Extension Methods for Data Type Conversion

Extension Methods for Data Type Conversion

These are the list of extension methods used to Convert  String/Object to Other Data type.

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Method Name	Description
ParseInt	Converts Object/String to Integer
ParseDec	Converts Object/String to Decimal
ParseDate	Converts Object/String to DateTime
ParseLong	Converts Object/String to Long
ParseBool	Converts Object/String to Bool

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namespace ExtensionMethods {     using System;     /// <summary>     /// Used to convert one data type to another.     /// </summary>     public static class DataConversion     {         #region Int methods         /// <summary>         ///Converts object to Integer if the value is valid, otherwise returns ifnone value.         /// </summary>         public static int ParseInt(this object value, int ifNone)         {             if (value == null)             {                 return ifNone;             }             return ParseInt("" + value, ifNone);         }         /// <summary>         ///Converts string to Integer if the value is valid, otherwise returns ifnone value.         /// </summary>         public static int ParseInt(this string value, int ifNone)         {             int i = ifNone;             if (!int.TryParse(value, out i))             {                 i = ifNone;             }             return i;         }         #endregion         #region Dec methods         /// <summary>         ///Converts object to decimal if the value is valid, otherwise returns ifnone value.         /// </summary>         public static decimal ParseDec(this object value, decimal ifNone)         {             if (value == null)             {                 return ifNone;             }             return ParseDec("" + value, ifNone);         }           /// <summary>         ///Converts string to decimal if the value is valid, otherwise returns ifnone value.         /// </summary>         public static decimal ParseDec(this string value, decimal ifNone)         {             decimal d = ifNone;             if (!decimal.TryParse(value, out d))             {                 d = ifNone;             }             return d;         }         #endregion         #region Date methods           /// <summary>         ///Converts string to datetime if the value is valid, otherwise returns ifnone value.         /// </summary>         public static DateTime ParseDate(this string date, DateTime ifNone)         {             DateTime res = ifNone;             if (!DateTime.TryParse(date, out res))             {                 res = ifNone;             }             return res;         }         #endregion         #region Long methods         /// <summary>         ///Converts object to long if the value is valid, otherwise returns ifnone value.         /// </summary>         public static long ParseLong(this object value, long ifNone)         {             if (value == null)             {                 return ifNone;             }             return ParseLong("" + value, ifNone);         }         /// <summary>         ///Converts string to long if the value is valid, otherwise returns ifnone value.         /// </summary>         public static long ParseLong(this string value, long ifNone)         {             long i = ifNone;             if (!long.TryParse(value, out i))             {                 i = ifNone;             }             return i;         }         #endregion         #region Bool Methods         /// <summary>         ///Converts string to bool if the value is valid, otherwise returns ifnone value.         /// </summary>         public static bool ParseBool(this string value, bool ifNone = false)         {             bool res = ifNone;             value = "" + value;             if (value.Length > 1)             {                 value = value.Substring(0, 1);             }             value = value.ToLower();             if (value == "1" || value == "t" || value == "y")             {                 res = true;             }             else if (value == "0" || value == "f" || value == "n")             {                 res = false;             }             return res;         }         #endregion     } }

 
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