Casting an Array of Objects to a typed Array

[Phil Jones]

If I have an array of [Object]'s, all of the same type (say [String] for
example).

Is there a quick way to cast that to a typed String array?

Presently I'm having to copy each object to a new array. I'm wondering if
there a conversion class within the framework or VB statement that makes
this quick and simple.

Cheers everyone.

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Phil,

You mean something as this?
Dim a() As Object = {"You", "never", "know", "why"}
MessageBox.Show(DirectCast(a(2), String))

I do not know a method to make a deep copy in one time and never saw it
although it is more time asked in this newsgroup.

Cor

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

If I have an array of [Object]'s, all of the same type (say [String] for
example).

Is there a quick way to cast that to a typed String array?

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[Imran Koradia]

Please don't multi-post. You could have cross-posted this instead to
whatever groups you wanted the question to appear in.

Here's your VB version (for reference types):

Dim str() As String = DirectCast(objArray, String())

Note that objArray is an object array which contains string elements. Again,
this won't work for value types. You can either use Array.Copy or cast each
element individually.

Dim iArray(objIntArray.Length - 1) As Integer
Array.Copy(objIntArray, iArray, objIntArray.Length)


hope that helps..
Imran.

 

[Phil Jones]

Sorry dude. What do you mean by "cross-posted"? Is that putting all the
groups within the address of one message?

Thanks for the VB version! And thank you everyone else who responded.

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Phil
(Auckland | Aotearoa)

Please don't multi-post. You could have cross-posted this instead to
whatever groups you wanted the question to appear in.

Here's your VB version (for reference types):

Dim str() As String = DirectCast(objArray, String())

Note that objArray is an object array which contains string elements.
Again, this won't work for value types. You can either use Array.Copy or
cast each element individually.

Dim iArray(objIntArray.Length - 1) As Integer
Array.Copy(objIntArray, iArray, objIntArray.Length)


hope that helps..
Imran.

If I have an array of [Object]'s, all of the same type (say [String] for
example).

Is there a quick way to cast that to a typed String array?

Presently I'm having to copy each object to a new array. I'm wondering
if
there a conversion class within the framework or VB statement that makes
this quick and simple.

Cheers everyone.

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Sorry dude. What do you mean by "cross-posted"? Is that putting all the

groups within the address of one message?

Yes

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Sorry dude. What do you mean by "cross-posted"? Is
that putting all the groups within the address of one message?

Yes, but /only/ post the question to relevant groups (three groups at max.).

 

[Phil Jones]

Understood - thank you