Object - ToFloat
An object extension method that converts the @this to a float.
public static void Main() { object[] values = { true, 'a', 123, 1.764e32, "9.78", "1e-02", 1.67e03, "A100", "1,033.67", DateTime.Now, Decimal.MaxValue, Double.MaxValue }; float result; foreach (object value in values) { try { //C# Extension Method: Object - ToFloat result = value.ToFloat(); Console.WriteLine("Converted the {0} value '{1}' to the {2} value {3}.", value.GetType().Name, value, result.GetType().Name, result); } catch (FormatException) { Console.WriteLine("The {0} value {1} is not recognized as a valid float value.", value.GetType().Name, value); } catch (OverflowException) { Console.WriteLine("The {0} value {1} is outside the range of the float type.", value.GetType().Name, value); } catch (InvalidCastException) { Console.WriteLine("Conversion of the {0} value {1} to a float is not supported.", value.GetType().Name, value); } } }
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using System; public static partial class Extensions { /// <summary> /// An object extension method that converts the @this to a float. /// </summary> /// <param name="this">The @this to act on.</param> /// <returns>@this as a float.</returns> public static float ToFloat(this object @this) { return Convert.ToSingle(@this); } }