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ExtensionMethodsTo Method (Object, Type)

Converts an object into another type, irrespective of whether the conversion can be done at compile time or not. This can be used to convert generic types to numeric types during runtime.

Namespace:  Accord
Assembly:  Accord (in Accord.dll) Version: 3.8.0
Syntax
public static Object To(
	this Object value,
	Type type
)
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Parameters

value
Type: SystemObject
The value to be converted.
type
Type: SystemType
The type that the value should be converted to.

Return Value

Type: Object
The result of the conversion.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type Object. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
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