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Hi,
i have a simple question:
can i explicitly cast an object array to an int array?

probably not because the object array can contain floats or longs etc..
:doh:
thanks
dj4400
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Updated 25-Apr-18 20:38pm
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Look at ConvertAll. That allows you to specify a function to perform the conversion. Since you indicated the array may contain non-integer data types (such as float), you will need to perform an explicit cast to truncate the values.
 
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AspDotNetDev 16-Sep-10 15:37pm    
Also, this works with the .Net Framework 2.0, so it's more flexible than the generic Cast method.
Samuel Cherinet 16-Sep-10 15:48pm    
alright!!! must say this is a better approach, you learn something new everyday. Thanks!
You can't convert an integer array into an object array. But you can do the following:

object[] a = new object[] { (int)1, (int)2 }

or
object b = (object)(new int[] { 1, 2 })


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Sorry, getting turned around by your question not matching your original title.

But ultimately, it follows the inverse of the above rules. You can cast the contents of an object array to an integer. You can't just do it directly with the reference of the object array. You have to iterate over each of the objects and cast them one at a time.
 
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if you are using .net 3.5 this might help you
C#
object[] objarr = new object[] {1,2,3 };
 int[] arr= objarr.Cast<int>().ToArray();


its a neat method included with .net 3.5 that allows you to cast the entire collection.

Hope that helped
good luck
 
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AspDotNetDev 16-Sep-10 15:28pm    
This will not work, as the OP indicated the array may contain other types that can't be directly assigned to an int, such as a float, which would require an explicity cast. Try using 5.5 instead of 1 in your array.
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