define and cast to a generic object...

[effekt26]

Hello all,

Ok, basically, I have a generic DataParameter class, defined as below...

class DataParameter<T> {

        private string _name;
        private T _value;
        private SqlDbType _dataType;

        public string Name {
            //stuff
        }

        public T Value {
            //stuff
        }

        public SqlDbType DataType {
            //stuff

        }

        public DataParameter(string ParameterName, T ParameterValue, SqlDbType ParameterDataType) {

            //stuff;
        }

so basically, how I have structured my data class, is that you define a parameter of what datatype u need.. 'DataParameter<string>' for instance. You add the name, value, and datatype using the constructer. Then you add the parameter object to a hashtable.

My problem is getting it back out of the hashtable. I am unsure as to how i define the class, as to what datatype to put in the <>...

Is there possibly another collection that i should use, that will hold the type of the generic class?

Cheers,
Justin