System.Data.XmlDataReader.StringToObject C# (CSharp) Method

		internal static object StringToObject (Type type, string value)
		{
			if (type == null) return value;

			switch (Type.GetTypeCode (type)) {
				case TypeCode.Boolean: return XmlConvert.ToBoolean (value);
				case TypeCode.Byte: return XmlConvert.ToByte (value);
				case TypeCode.Char: return (char)XmlConvert.ToInt32 (value);
#if NET_2_0
				case TypeCode.DateTime: return XmlConvert.ToDateTime (value, XmlDateTimeSerializationMode.Unspecified);
#else
				case TypeCode.DateTime: return XmlConvert.ToDateTime (value);
#endif
				case TypeCode.Decimal: return XmlConvert.ToDecimal (value);
				case TypeCode.Double: return XmlConvert.ToDouble (value);
				case TypeCode.Int16: return XmlConvert.ToInt16 (value);
				case TypeCode.Int32: return XmlConvert.ToInt32 (value);
				case TypeCode.Int64: return XmlConvert.ToInt64 (value);
				case TypeCode.SByte: return XmlConvert.ToSByte (value);
				case TypeCode.Single: return XmlConvert.ToSingle (value);
				case TypeCode.UInt16: return XmlConvert.ToUInt16 (value);
				case TypeCode.UInt32: return XmlConvert.ToUInt32 (value);
				case TypeCode.UInt64: return XmlConvert.ToUInt64 (value);
			}

			if (type == typeof (TimeSpan)) return XmlConvert.ToTimeSpan (value);
			if (type == typeof (Guid)) return XmlConvert.ToGuid (value);
			if (type == typeof (byte[])) return Convert.FromBase64String (value);
			if (type == typeof (System.Type)) return System.Type.GetType (value);

			return Convert.ChangeType (value, type);
		}
	}