using System;

using System.Globalization;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        Print("abc");

        Print(42);

        Console.WriteLine(Convert<UInt32>("1234.00",TypeCode.UInt32));

    }

    public static void Print<T>(T t) 

    {

        Console.WriteLine(default(T));

    }

    public static T Convert<T>(object t, TypeCode typeCode)

    {

        return t != null ? (T)System.Convert.ChangeType(t, typeCode, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) : default(T);    

    }

}