' Valid explicit cast expressions
' Casts to numeric types
' Conversions to same type
byte;cast(bytea,byte);50
sbyte;cast(sbytea,sbyte);-10
int16;cast(int16a, short);-10
uint16;cast(uint16a, ushort);100
int32;cast(100, int);100
uint32;cast(100U, uint);100
int64;cast(100L, long);100
uint64;cast(100UL, ulong);100
single;cast(123.25f, single);123.25
double;cast(123.25, double);123.25
' Cast resulting in implicit conversion
' Sbyte
int16;cast(sbytea, int16);-10
int32;cast(sbytea,int);-10
int64;cast(sbytea,long);-10
single;cast(sbytea, single);-10.0
double;cast(sbytea, double);-10.0
' Byte
uint16;cast(bytea, uint16);50
int32;cast(bytea,int);50
int64;cast(bytea, long);50
uint64;cast(bytea, ulong);50
single;cast(bytea, single);50
double;cast(bytea, double);50
' int16
int32;cast(int16a, int);-10
int64;cast(int16a, long);-10
single;cast(int16a, single);-10.0
double;cast(int16a, double);-10.0
' uint16
int32;cast(uint16a, int);100
uint32;cast(uint16a, uint);100
int64;cast(uint16a, long);100
uint64;cast(uint16a, ulong);100
single;cast(uint16a, single);100
double;cast(uint16a, double);100
' large integers
int64;cast(100, long);100
uint64;cast(100U,ulong);100
double;cast(100U, double);100
double;cast(-100L, double);-100.0
double;cast(100UL, double);100.0
' single
double;cast(1200.5f, double);1200.5
' Narrowing conversions
' Byte
byte;cast(100,byte);100
byte;cast(100U,byte);100
byte;cast(100L,byte);100
byte;cast(100UL,byte);100
byte;cast(-1, byte);255
byte;cast(sbytea,byte);246
byte;cast(uint16a,byte);100
byte;cast(int16a,byte);246
byte;cast(120.25f, byte);120
byte;cast(120.5,byte);120
' Sbyte
sbyte;cast(-1,sbyte);-1
sbyte;cast(-1L,sbyte);-1
sbyte;cast(100U, sbyte);100
sbyte;cast(100UL, sbyte);100
sbyte;cast(bytea, sbyte);50
sbyte;cast(int16a, sbyte);-10
sbyte;cast(uint16a, sbyte);100
sbyte;cast(-120.5f, sbyte);-120
sbyte;cast(-120.5, sbyte);-120
' Uint16
Uint16;cast(100,ushort);100
Uint16;cast(100U,ushort);100
Uint16;cast(100L,ushort);100
Uint16;cast(100UL,ushort);100
Uint16;cast(-1, ushort);65535
Uint16;cast(sbytea,ushort);65526
Uint16;cast(uint16a,ushort);100
Uint16;cast(int16a,ushort);65526
Uint16;cast(120.25f, ushort);120
Uint16;cast(120.5,ushort);120
' int16
int16;cast(-1,int16);-1
int16;cast(-1L,int16);-1
int16;cast(100U, int16);100
int16;cast(100UL, int16);100
int16;cast(bytea, int16);50
int16;cast(int16a, int16);-10
int16;cast(uint16a, int16);100
int16;cast(-120.5f, int16);-120
int16;cast(-120.5, int16);-120
' int32
int32;cast(100U, int);100
int32;cast(100L, int);100
int32;cast(-10000.25, int);-10000
int32;cast(-10000.5F, int);-10000
' uint32
uint32;cast(100U, uint);100
uint32;cast(100L, uint);100
uint32;cast(-1L, uint);4294967295
uint32;cast(UInt64.Maxvalue, uint);4294967295
uint32;cast(Int64.Maxvalue, uint);4294967295
uint32;cast(10000.25, uint);10000
uint32;cast(10000.5F, uint);10000
' int64
int64;cast(10000.5, long);10000
int64;cast(-10000.5f, long);-10000
int64;cast(uint64.maxvalue, long);-1
' uint64
uint64;cast(int64.minvalue, ulong);9223372036854775808
uint64;cast(int64.maxvalue, ulong);9223372036854775807
uint64;cast(10000.5, ulong);10000
uint64;cast(10000.5f, ulong);10000
' single
single;cast(12345.25, single);12345.25
' with complex expressions
int32;cast(convert.todouble("100.25"), int);100
int32;cast(4 ^ 4, int);256
double;cast(100, double) / 3;33.3333
int32;cast(cast(100,double) / 3, int);33
' Identity casts
' Value types
boolean;cast(true, boolean);true
object;cast(guida, Guid);System.guid
object;cast(DayofWeek.Friday, DayofWeek);System.DayOfWeek
char;cast('^',char);^
' Reference types
string;cast("abc", string);abc
object;cast(Versiona, Version);System.Version
object;cast(DelegateA, AppDomainInitializer);System.AppDomainInitializer
object;cast(StringArr, string[]);System.string[]
' Casts that are already implicitly valid
double;cast(100,double);100.0
object;cast(100, valuetype);System.int32
object;cast(true,object);System.boolean
object;cast("abc",object);System.string
int32;cast('^', int);94
double;cast('^', double);94.0
object;cast(Icloneablea, object);System.string
object;cast(DoubleArr, object);System.double[]
object;cast(100.24, IComparable);System.double
object;cast("abc", ICloneable);System.string
object;cast(structa, object);Tests.TestStruct
object;cast(structa, ValueType);Tests.TestStruct
object;cast(structa, IComparable);Tests.TestStruct
object;cast(doubleArr, ICloneable);System.double[]
object;cast(stringArr, ICloneable);System.string[]
object;cast(stringarr, object);System.string[]
object;cast(intarr, object);System.int32[]
object;cast(stringarr, Array);System.string[]
object;cast(intarr, Array);System.int32[]
object;cast(arraya, object);System.string[]
object;cast(stringarr, string[]);System.string[]
object;cast(intarr, int[]);System.int32[]
object;cast(DelegateA, Delegate);System.AppDomainInitializer
object;cast(DelegateA, object);System.AppDomainInitializer
' Casts to numeric types
int32;cast(100.34, int);100
byte;cast(100L,byte);100
' Cast of reference type to value type
int32;cast(objectinta, int);100
double;cast(icomparablea, double);100.25
object;cast(ValueTypeStructA, Valuetype);Tests.TestStruct
' Cast of reference type to reference type
object;cast(objectstringa, string);System.string
object;cast(ExceptionA, ArgumentException);System.ArgumentException
' Reference type to unimplemented interface
object;cast(ExceptionNull, IComparable);System.void
' interface to class
object;cast(IComparableString, string);System.string
' class to interface
object;cast(IComparableNull, Icloneable);System.void
' System.delegate to delegate type
object;cast(delegateANull, AppDomainInitializer);System.void
' System.delegate to implemented interface
object;cast(delegateANull, ICloneable);System.void
' System.delegate to concrete delegate
object;cast(delegateANull,AppDomainInitializer);system.void
' Concrete delegate to implemented interface
object;cast(DelegateA, ICloneable);System.AppDomainInitializer
' System.array to array type
object;cast(ArrayA, string[]);System.string[]
' System.array to implemented interface
object;cast(ArrayA, ICloneable);System.string[]
' Interface to System.Array
object;cast(ICloneableArray, Array);System.string[]
' Interface to array
object;cast(ICloneableArray, string[]);System.string[]
' Cast of one array to another
' simple case
object;cast(stringarr, object[]);System.string[]
' to implemented interface
object;cast(stringarr, IComparable[]);System.string[]
' to base type
' *** Allowed but produces InvalidCastException; c# does same thing.... System.object;cast(stringarr, object[]);System.string[]
' With global type
object;cast(Encodinga, System.text.Encoding);System.text.asciiencoding
object;cast(Encodinga, System.text.ASciiEncoding);System.text.asciiencoding
object;cast(AsciiEncodingArr, System.text.encoding[]);System.text.encoding[]
' Enums
int32;cast(DayOfWeek.Friday, int);5
byte;cast(DayOfWeek.Friday, byte);5
double;cast(DayOfWeek.Friday, double);5.0
object;cast(DayofWeek.friday,object);System.DayOfWeek
object;cast(5, DayOfWeek);System.DayOfWeek
object;cast(5.0, DayOfWeek);System.DayOfWeek
int32;cast(cast(cast(DayofWeek.Tuesday, object), DayOfWeek), int);2
int32;cast(cast(DayofWeek.Tuesday, object), int);2
' Casts to same CLR data type (should not emit a conv opcode)
int32;cast(uint32.maxvalue, int);-1
uint32;cast(-1, uint);4294967295
int64;cast(uint64.maxvalue, long);-1
uint64;cast(-1L, ulong);18446744073709551615
' Casts that use explicit overloaded cast operator
byte;cast(decimala, byte);100
int32;cast(decimala, int);100
single;cast(decimalb, single);0.25
decimal;cast(100.25, decimal);100.25
' Casts that use implicit overloaded cast operator
decimal;cast('a', decimal);97
decimal;cast(-100, decimal);-100
decimal;cast(bytea, decimal);50
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