HandyControl/src/Shared/HandyControl_Shared/Tools/Extension/StringExtension.cs

using System;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace HandyControl.Tools.Extension
{
    public static class StringExtension
    {
        public static T Value<T>(this string input)
        {
            try
            {
                return (T)TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(T)).ConvertFromString(input);
            }
            catch
            {
                return default(T);
            }
        }

        public static object Value(this string input, Type type)
        {
            try
            {
                return TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(type).ConvertFromString(input);
            }
            catch
            {
                return null;
            }
        }
    }
}