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This is a follow-up to this question about converting values with reflection. Converting an object of a certain type to another type can be done like this: object convertedValue = Convert.ChangeType(value, targetType); Given two Type instances (say FromType and ToType), is there a way to test whether the conversion will succeed? E.g. can I write an extension method like this: public static class TypeExtensions { public static bool CanChangeType(this Type fromType, Type toType) { // what to put here? } } EDIT: This is what I have right now. Ugly, but I don't see another way yet... bool CanChangeType(Type sourceType, Type targetType) { try { var instanceOfSourceType = Activator.CreateInstance(sourceType); Convert.ChangeType(instanceOfSourceType, targetType); return true; // OK, it can be converted } catch (Exception ex) { return false; }
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