What's a great way to convert a string to a number in C#?

Question

I'm familiar with:

Convert.ToInt32(texthere);

But is there another cleaner way to do it? I like having readable code for coworkers and I'm always on the lookout for anything that'll make my work seem more obvious.

Answer 1

You can also use Parse and TryParse methods of int, double, float and decimal types.

Answer 2

int.TryParse / double.TryParse

Answer 3

Int.parse, float.parse and so forth.

Answer 4

What's not obvious about Convert.ToInt32 ?

Convert this value To an Int32 ?

Answer 5

Personally I would use the standard methods stated (Convert.ToInt32, double.TryParse etc), but if you want an alternative ...

You could add an extension method, something like this (not tested it):

public static class Extensions
{
        public static int ConvertStringToInt(this string s)
        {
                return Convert.ToInt32(s);
        }
        public static long ConvertStringToLong(this string s)
        {
                return Convert.ToInt64(s);
        }
}

And then you could:

        string test = "1234";
        int testToInt = test.ConvertStringToInt();
        long testToLong = test.ConvertStringToLong();