Using CompareTo() on different .NET types (e.g. int vs. double)

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Hi, I've got a static method that accepts two object type variables and runs the CompareTo() method:

public static int Compare(Object objA, Object objB)
{
   return (((IComparable)objA).CompareTo(objB));
}

Problem is that CompareTo() throws an exception when trying to compare between different types (e.g. int and double). Does any one know of a better way in C#, to compare between two different types? Or a workaround to this problem?

Thanks

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