Converting/Changing Types of Generic List

Mahmudul Haque Azad

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Suppose we have a base entity class called BaseEntity.We create a child Entity named Status inheriting BaseEntity public class Status: BaseEntityNow lets assume we have two Generic ListList mainList = new List();List childList;Now we want to...

Suppose we have a base entity class called BaseEntity.

We create a child Entity named Status inheriting BaseEntity

public class Status: BaseEntity

Now lets assume we have two Generic List

List<BaseEntity> mainList = new List<BaseEntity>();
List<Status> childList;

Now we want to convert mainList to childList and this can be converted easily by using Cast extension method that can be found under System.Linq

childList =  mainList.Cast<Status>().ToList();

Happy Conversion!!!

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