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public virtual void HandlePropertyAssignment(PropertyInfo pi, 
                                             string propertyValue, 
                                             T instance)
{
 try
 {
  if (
     pi.PropertyType.GetGenericArguments() != null &&
     pi.PropertyType.GetGenericArguments().Length > 0 &&
     pi.PropertyType.GetGenericTypeDefinition().Equals(typeof(Nullable<>))
   )
  {
   Type genericType = pi.PropertyType.GetGenericArguments()[0];
   pi.SetValue(instance, Convert.ChangeType(propertyValue, genericType), null);
  }
  else
  {
   pi.SetValue(instance, Convert.ChangeType(propertyValue, pi.PropertyType), null); 
  }
 }
 catch (System.Exception ex)
 {
  throw new DAOException(String.Fromat("Could not convert {0} to property {1} of type {2}",
  propertyValue,pi.Name,pi.PropertyType),ex);
 }
}