Cast from an object to the target type of a generic in a generic Class<T>.

Cast From Object to Generic

using System;
					
public class Program
{
	public static void Main()
	{
		int myInt = 5;
		
		TestValue<float> testValue = new TestValue<float>();
		
		testValue.SetValue(myInt);
		
		testValue.PrintMe();
	}
}

public class TestValue<T>
{
	T value;
	
  // This is the important bit
	public void SetValue(object value)
	{
		if (value is T)
		{
			this.value = (T)value;
		}
		
		try
		{
		   T val = (T)Convert.ChangeType(value, typeof(T));
		   this.value = (T)val;
		} 
		
		catch (InvalidCastException)
		{
		   Console.WriteLine("Nope.");
		}
	}
	
	public void PrintMe()
	{
		Console.WriteLine(this.value);
	}
}