public static void Main()
object[] values = { true, null, 'a', 123, 1.764e32, "9.78", "1e-02",
1.67e03, "A100", "1,033.67", DateTime.Now,
Decimal.MaxValue, Double.MaxValue };
foreach (object value in values)
result = value.ToNullableFloat();
Console.WriteLine("Converted the {0} value '{1}' to the {2} value {3}.",
value == null ? "null" : value.GetType().Name,
value == null ? "null" : value,
result == null ? "null" : result.GetType().Name,
result == null ? "null" : result.ToString());
Console.WriteLine("The {0} value {1} is not recognized as a valid float value.",
value == null ? "null" : value.GetType().Name, value);
catch (OverflowException)
Console.WriteLine("The {0} value {1} is outside the range of the float type.",
value == null ? "null" : value.GetType().Name, value);
catch (InvalidCastException)
Console.WriteLine("Conversion of the {0} value {1} to a float is not supported.",
value == null ? "null" : value.GetType().Name, value);