/// <summary>
/// Attempts to convert the inputObject to the specified type. Returns the default value if the conversion fails.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type to convert to</typeparam>
/// <param name="inputObject">The object to convert</param>
/// <param name="defaultValue">The value to return if conversion fails</param>
/// <returns>The converted or default value</returns>
public static T AsOrDefault <T>(this IConvertible inputObject, T defaultValue = default)
{
try
{
return(inputObject.As <T>());
}
catch (Exception e) when
(e is InvalidCastException ||
e is FormatException ||
e is OverflowException ||
e is ArgumentNullException)
{
return(defaultValue);
}
}