This feels wrong:private decimal ConvertStringToDecimal(string decimalString, decimal defaultReturnValue){    var returnDecimal = defaultReturnValue;    try    {    returnDecimal = decimal.Parse(decimalString.Trim());    }    catch (Exception)    {    // naughty    }    return returnDecimal;}but I think this is the only way to transform a string from a third party system to a decimal whilst returning a default. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve this?
transform string to decimal
c#
The easiest and most clean way would be to use decimal.TryParse() like so  private decimal ConvertStringToDecimal(string decimalString, decimal defaultReturnValue){    decimal result;    if (decimal.TryParse(decimalString.Trim(), out result))    {        return result;    }    return defaultReturnValue;}  Using exceptions to control the returned value isn't a good way, especially if there are better methods to use.  Your indentation is off but I assume that thats a posting issue.  