System.Convert.GetTypeCode C# (CSharp) Method

        public static TypeCode GetTypeCode(object value) {
            if (value == null) return TypeCode.Empty;
            IConvertible temp = value as IConvertible;
            if (temp != null)
            {
                return temp.GetTypeCode();
            }
            return TypeCode.Object;
        }

        private static String InternalFormattedHexString(object value)
        {
            TypeCode typeCode = Convert.GetTypeCode(value);

            switch (typeCode)
            {
            case TypeCode.SByte:
                return(((byte)(sbyte)value).ToString("X2", null));

            case TypeCode.Byte:
                return(((byte)value).ToString("X2", null));

            case TypeCode.Boolean:
                // direct cast from bool to byte is not allowed
                return(Convert.ToByte((bool)value).ToString("X2", null));

            case TypeCode.Int16:
                return(((UInt16)(Int16)value).ToString("X4", null));

            case TypeCode.UInt16:
                return(((UInt16)value).ToString("X4", null));

            case TypeCode.Char:
                return(((UInt16)(Char)value).ToString("X4", null));

            case TypeCode.UInt32:
                return(((UInt32)value).ToString("X8", null));

            case TypeCode.Int32:
                return(((UInt32)(Int32)value).ToString("X8", null));

            case TypeCode.UInt64:
                return(((UInt64)value).ToString("X16", null));

            case TypeCode.Int64:
                return(((UInt64)(Int64)value).ToString("X16", null));

            // All unsigned types will be directly cast
            default:
                throw new InvalidOperationException(Environment.GetResourceString("InvalidOperation_UnknownEnumType"));
            }
        }