.Net to C# type converter

using System;

namespace Gaf.Utils

{

/// <summary>

/// This class converts the .Net reflected Built-In Types ( passed as strings to different string codes ) 

/// </summary>

class Converter

{

/// <summary>

/// Converts the reflected .Net type passed as string to a C# built-in type as string

/// </summary>

/// <param name="strDotNetTypeString">The .Net type passed as string</param>

/// <returns>the converted built-in C# type </returns>

public static string FromDotNetTypeToCSharpType( string strDotNetTypeString ) 

{

string strConvertTo = strDotNetTypeString;

#region DefineTheConvertedType

//<source>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ya5y69ds.aspx</source>

//<source>http://ysgitdiary.blogspot.com/2010/02/c-types-vs-net-types-code-generation.html</source>

switch (strDotNetTypeString)

{

case "System.Boolean":

strConvertTo = "bool";

break;

case "System.Byte":

strConvertTo = "byte";

break;

case "System.SByte":

strConvertTo = "sbyte";

break;

case "System.Char":

strConvertTo = "char";

break;

case "System.Decimal":

strConvertTo = "decimal";

break;

case "System.Double":

strConvertTo = "double";

break;

case "System.Single":

strConvertTo = "float";

break;

case "System.Int32":

strConvertTo = "int";

break;

case "System.UInt32":

strConvertTo = "uint";

break;

case "System.Int64":

strConvertTo = "long";

break;

case "System.UInt64":

strConvertTo = "ulong";

break;

case "System.Object":

strConvertTo = "object";

break;

case "System.Int16":

strConvertTo = "short";

break;

case "System.UInt16":

strConvertTo = "ushort";

break;

case "System.String":

strConvertTo = "string";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Boolean]":

strConvertTo = "bool?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Byte]":

strConvertTo = "byte?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.SByte]":

strConvertTo = "sbyte?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Char]":

strConvertTo = "char?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Decimal]":

strConvertTo = "decimal?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Double]":

strConvertTo = "double?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Single]":

strConvertTo = "float?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Int32]":

strConvertTo = "int?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.UInt32]":

strConvertTo = "uint?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Int64]":

strConvertTo = "long?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.UInt64]":

strConvertTo = "ulong?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Object]":

strConvertTo = "object?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Int16]":

strConvertTo = "short?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.UInt16]":

strConvertTo = "ushort?";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.String]":

strConvertTo = "string?";

break;

}//eof switch 

return strConvertTo;

#endregion DefineTheConvertedType

} //eof method 

/// <summary>

/// Convertes a .Net reflected Build-In type passed as string to a string code to convert this type in 

/// to basic Convert.ToTypeOfType sting code

/// </summary>

/// <param name="strDotNetTypeString">the basic built-in type as string </param>

/// <returns>the basic built-in type </returns>

public static string FromDotNetTypeToConvertToDotNetTypeCode(string strDotNetTypeString)

{

string strConvertTo = strDotNetTypeString;

#region DefineTheConvertedType

//<source>http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ya5y69ds.aspx</source>

//<source>http://ysgitdiary.blogspot.com/2010/02/c-types-vs-net-types-code-generation.html</source>

switch (strDotNetTypeString)

{

case "System.Boolean":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToBoolean";

break;

case "System.Byte":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToByte";

break;

case "System.SByte":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToSByte";

break;

case "System.Char":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToChar";

break;

case "System.Decimal":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToDecimal";

break;

case "System.Double":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToDouble";

break;

case "System.Single":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToSingle";

break;

case "System.Int32":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToInt32";

break;

case "System.UInt32":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToUInt32";

break;

case "System.Int64":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToInt64";

break;

case "System.UInt64":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToUInt64";

break;

case "System.Object":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToObject";

break;

case "System.Int16":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToInt16";

break;

case "System.UInt16":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToUint16";

break;

case "System.String":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToString";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Boolean]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToBool";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Byte]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToByte";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.SByte]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToSByte";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Char]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToChar";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Decimal]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToDecimal";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Double]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToDouble";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Single]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToSingle";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Int32]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToInt32";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.UInt32]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToUInt32";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Int64]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToInt64";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.UInt64]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToUInt64";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Object]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToObject";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.Int16]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToInt16";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.UInt16]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToUInt16";

break;

case "System.Nullable`1[System.String]":

strConvertTo = "Convert.ToString";

break; 

}//eof switch 

return strConvertTo;

#endregion DefineTheConvertedType

} //eof method 

} //eof class 

} //eof