Is there a string math evaluator in .NET?

Question

If I have a string with a valid math expression such as:

String s = \"1 + 2 * 7\";

Is there a built in library/function in .NET that will p

Answer 1

namespace CalcExp
{
    internal class Program
    {
        private static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            double res = Evaluate("4+5/2-1");

            Console.WriteLine(res);

        }

        public static double Evaluate(string expression)
        {
            var xsltExpression =
                string.Format("number({0})",
                    new Regex(@"([\+\-\*])").Replace(expression, " ${1} ")
                                            .Replace("/", " div ")
                                            .Replace("%", " mod "));

// ReSharper disable PossibleNullReferenceException
            return (double)new XPathDocument
                (new StringReader(""))
                    .CreateNavigator()
                    .Evaluate(xsltExpression);
// ReSharper restore PossibleNullReferenceException
        }

    }
}