// Description: C# Extension Methods | Enhance the .NET Framework and .NET Core with over 1000 extension methods.
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using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;

public static partial class Extensions
{
 /// <summary>
 /// An object extension method that executes the method on a different thread, and waits for the result.
 /// </summary>
 /// <typeparam name="T">Generic type parameter.</typeparam>
 /// <param name="obj">The obj to act on.</param>
 /// <param name="methodName">Name of the method.</param>
 /// <param name="parameters">Options for controlling the operation.</param>
 /// <returns>An object.</returns>
 public static object InvokeMethod<T>(this T obj, string methodName, params object[] parameters)
 {
 Type type = obj.GetType();
 MethodInfo method = type.GetMethod(methodName, parameters.Select(o => o.GetType()).ToArray());

 return method.Invoke(obj, parameters);
 }

 /// <summary>
 /// An object extension method that executes the method on a different thread, and waits for the result.
 /// </summary>
 /// <typeparam name="T">Generic type parameter.</typeparam>
 /// <param name="obj">The obj to act on.</param>
 /// <param name="methodName">Name of the method.</param>
 /// <param name="parameters">Options for controlling the operation.</param>
 /// <returns>A T.</returns>
 public static T InvokeMethod<T>(this object obj, string methodName, params object[] parameters)
 {
 Type type = obj.GetType();
 MethodInfo method = type.GetMethod(methodName, parameters.Select(o => o.GetType()).ToArray());

 object value = method.Invoke(obj, parameters);
 return (value is T ? (T) value : default(T));
 }
}