Converter class derived from previous post ...

using System;

namespace Gaf.Utils

{

class Converter

{

public static string FromDotNetTypeToCSharpType( string strDotNetTypeString ) 

{

string strConvertedType = 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":

strConvertedType = "bool";

break;

case "System.Byte":

strConvertedType = "byte";

break;

case "System.SByte":

strConvertedType = "sbyte";

break;

case "System.Char":

strConvertedType = "char";

break;

case "System.Decimal":

strConvertedType = "decimal";

break;

case "System.Double":

strConvertedType = "double";

break;

case "System.Single":

strConvertedType = "float";

break;

case "System.Int32":

strConvertedType = "int";

break;

case "System.UInt32":

strConvertedType = "uint";

break;

case "System.Int64":

strConvertedType = "long";

break;

case "System.UInt64":

strConvertedType = "ulong";

break;

case "System.Object":

strConvertedType = "object";

break;

case "System.Int16":

strConvertedType = "short";

break;

case "System.UInt16":

strConvertedType = "ushort";

break;

case "System.String":

strConvertedType = "string";

break;

}//eof switch 

return strDotNetTypeString; 

#endregion DefineTheConvertedType

} //eof method 

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 = "System.Convert.ToBoolean";

break;

case "System.Byte":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToByte";

break;

case "System.SByte":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToSByte";

break;

case "System.Char":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToChar";

break;

case "System.Decimal":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToDecimal";

break;

case "System.Double":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToDouble";

break;

case "System.Single":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToSingle";

break;

case "System.Int32":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToInt32";

break;

case "System.UInt32":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToUInt32";

break;

case "System.Int64":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToInt64";

break;

case "System.UInt64":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToUInt64";

break;

case "System.Object":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToObject";

break;

case "System.Int16":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToInt16";

break;

case "System.UInt16":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToUInt16";

break;

case "System.String":

strConvertTo = "System.Convert.ToString";

break;

}//eof switch 

return strDotNetTypeString;

#endregion DefineTheConvertedType

} //eof method 

} //eof class 

} //eof