Type Casting Syntax?

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coconet - 04 Dec 2007 17:29 GMT

I am trying to explicitly cast something "dynamically". The following
code is not working, what is the proper syntax?

Type foundtype =MyDataTable.Columns[columnname].DataType;
object myvalue = (foundtype)inputvalue;

The build-time error I get is "The type of namespace 'foundtype' could
not be found".

Thanks.

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Jon Skeet [C# MVP] - 04 Dec 2007 17:58 GMT

> I am trying to explicitly cast something "dynamically".

Casts are present to give the *compiler* more information. In other
words, doing them dynamically at execution time bypasses most of the
point. Now, what are you actually trying to do?

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coconet - 04 Dec 2007 19:21 GMT

I wanted to use Convert.ChangeType() actually, I just didn't know it
at the time I posted the question. :)

Thanks.

>> I am trying to explicitly cast something "dynamically".
>
>Casts are present to give the *compiler* more information. In other
>words, doing them dynamically at execution time bypasses most of the
>point. Now, what are you actually trying to do?

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Mythran - 05 Dec 2007 16:42 GMT

> I wanted to use Convert.ChangeType() actually, I just didn't know it
> at the time I posted the question. :)
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>>words, doing them dynamically at execution time bypasses most of the
>>point. Now, what are you actually trying to do?

Did ya notice that you are trying to cast an object....to another
type....and then reference it from an object?!? Why perform the cast at
all?

Mythran

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