Object - ToByte

An object extension method that converts the @this to a byte.

Try it

public static void Main()
{
	object[] values = { true, -12, 163, 935, 'x', "104", "103.0", "-1",
                "1.00e2", "One", 1.00e2};
	
    foreach (object value in values)
    {
        try
        {
			// C# Extension Method: Object - ToByte
            byte result = value.ToByte();
            Console.WriteLine("Converted the {0} value {1} to the {2} value {3}.",
                              value.GetType().Name, value,
                              result.GetType().Name, result);
        }
        catch (OverflowException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The {0} value {1} is outside the range of the Byte type.",
                              value.GetType().Name, value);
        }
        catch (FormatException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The {0} value {1} is not in a recognizable format.",
                              value.GetType().Name, value);
        }
        catch (InvalidCastException)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("No conversion to a Byte exists for the {0} value {1}.",
                              value.GetType().Name, value);

        }
    }
}

View Source 
using System;

public static partial class Extensions
{
    /// <summary>
    ///     An object extension method that converts the @this to a byte.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="this">The @this to act on.</param>
    /// <returns>@this as a byte.</returns>
    public static byte ToByte(this object @this)
    {
        return Convert.ToByte(@this);
    }
}