C# Convert Generic Type

I am posting this because I didn't see a simple solution on the first few hits when searching the net.

If you have a generic class of type T and you want to using it with basic types such as int, long, etc. You can use the following method to do the casting:

class myClass<T>

{

   private int myVal;

   public T Get()

   {

      return ((T)(Convert.ChangeType(myVal, typeof(T))));

   }

}

enum SomeEnum { One = 1, Two = 3 }

myClass<SomeEnum> X;

SomeEnum se = X.Get();

You can also use: (TYPE)(retval as IConvertible).ToType(typeof( ....

This is relevant because native types require casting and you cannot use the 'as' keyword.

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