reflection question (advanced)

[Matt]

Hi,

Is it possible to write a method which can take both a normal
instansiated type and reflection instansiated type?

For example, the following code doesn't work. It throws a casting
exception claiming that a type cannot be converted to another type
(they are both the same reported type - RoundedRectangle):

///code that sets classThatImplementsFactorySuppliedInterface by
enumerating types in an assembly. Works fine
///...
//problem code
ConstructorInfo cInfo =
classThatImplementsFactorySuppliedInterface.GetConstructor(argumentTypes);
object o = cInfo.Invoke(new object[] { });
Console.WriteLine(((RoundedRectangle)o).ZIndex.ToString()); //throws
casting exception

Perhaps this isn't possible - i'd like to write a factory method which
can select a dll dynamically and invoke its interface methods to
provide data access. The factory method can also opt to instansiate a
concrete type declared in the executing assembly (which implements the
interface).

Is this even possible?
Thanks in advance
Matt

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Is it possible to write a method which can take both a normal
instansiated type and reflection instansiated type?

For example, the following code doesn't work. It throws a casting
exception claiming that a type cannot be converted to another type
(they are both the same reported type - RoundedRectangle):

I suspect you'll find that they're not *really* the same type though.
Usually this happens if one type was loaded from one DLL, and another
was loaded from a different DLL (possibly with the same name but from a
different directory).

 

[Matt]

I suspect you'll find that they're not *really* the same type though.
Usually this happens if one type was loaded from one DLL, and another
was loaded from a different DLL (possibly with the same name but from a
different directory).

I see, thanks, that worked - by re-jigging my test code so that each
type derived from a common dll. Excellent. Thanks Jon