public static void Main()
object[] values = { true, 'a', 123, 1.764e32, "9.78", "1e-02",
1.67e03, "A100", "1,033.67", DateTime.Now,
foreach (object value in values)
double result = value.ToDouble();
Console.WriteLine("Converted the {0} value {1} to {2}.",
value.GetType().Name, value, result);
Console.WriteLine("The {0} value {1} is not recognized as a valid Double value.",
value.GetType().Name, value);
catch (InvalidCastException)
Console.WriteLine("Conversion of the {0} value {1} to a Double is not supported.",
value.GetType().Name, value);