Question

check this out

Type configPropType = configurableProp.getPropertyType();
string attValue = xmlelement.GetAttribute(configurableProp.getName());
configProps[configurableProp.getName()] = attValue;

At the point where I am setting the value that got read in from XML it turns out the assigning object needs to be parsed to the correct type for it to work. I need something like.

configProps[configurableProp.getName()] = configPropType.ParseToThisType(attValue);

Looked around on msdn but its a very confusing place.

Answer 1

Looks like what you are trying to do is accomplished with something along these lines:

configProps[configurableProp.getName()] =
        Convert.ChangeType(attValue, configPropType);