StringExtensionsParseT(String, CultureInfo) Method

Parses an object of type T from a string value. Firstly, it tries to parse the type natively. If T cannot be parsed natively but the type has a TypeConverter or a registered conversion that can convert from string, then the type converter or conversion will be used.

Definition

Namespace: KGySoft.CoreLibraries
Assembly: KGySoft.CoreLibraries (in KGySoft.CoreLibraries.dll) Version: 9.0.0

C#

public static T Parse<T>(
	this string? s,
	CultureInfo? culture = null
)

VB

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function Parse(Of T) ( 
	s As String,
	Optional culture As CultureInfo = Nothing
) As T

C++

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
generic<typename T>
static T Parse(
	String^ s, 
	CultureInfo^ culture = nullptr
)

F#

[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member Parse : 
        s : string * 
        ?culture : CultureInfo 
(* Defaults:
        let _culture = defaultArg culture null
*)
-> 'T

Parameters

s String: The string value to parse. If and T is a reference or nullable type, then the method returns .
culture CultureInfo (Optional): The culture to use for the parsing. If , then the InvariantCulture will be used. This parameter is optional.
Default value: .

Type Parameters

T: The desired type of the return value.

Return Value

T
An instance of T, which is the result of the parsing. A reference can be returned if s is , and T is a reference or nullable type.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type String. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Remarks

New conversions can be registered by the RegisterConversion extension methods.

A TypeConverter can be registered by the RegisterTypeConverter extension method.

Natively parsed types:

Enum based types
String
Char
Byte
SByte
Int16
UInt16
Int32
UInt32
Int64
UInt64
Single
Double
Decimal
Boolean
IntPtr
UIntPtr
Type
DateTime
DateTimeOffset
TimeSpan
BigInteger (.NET Framework 4.0 and above)
Rune (.NET Core 3.0 and above)
Half (.NET 5.0 and above)
DateOnly (.NET 6.0 and above)
TimeOnly (.NET 6.0 and above)
NullableT of types above: or empty value returns ; otherwise, s is parsed as the underlying type

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException	T is not nullable and s is .
ArgumentException	Parameter s cannot be parsed as T.