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Generic F# wrapper over BCL "static bool TryParse(string, out T)" pattern
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tryParse.fs
let inline tryParse input =
let mutable result = Unchecked.defaultof< ^a>
if (^a: (static member TryParse : string -> ^a byref -> bool) (input, &result))
then Some(result) else None
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mausch commented Nov 8, 2014

Check out https://github.com/gmpl/FsControl/blob/master/FsControl.Core/Converter.fs#L70-L78

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