On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 9:58 PM, Wallace Turner wrote:
> Thanks for the clarification.
>
> > The danger with co-variance of arrays is that you can cast an array of
> > string to an array of object and then proceed to assign any type of object
> > (say an int or a `Foo`) to the array resulting in a
it more an issue of simply using an
object[ ] array per se.
From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]
On Behalf Of James Chapman-Smith
Sent: Thursday, 12 August 2010 9:23 PM
To: 'ozDotNet'
Subject: RE: converting List into IEnumerable
Hi Wal,
Wit
James.
From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]
On Behalf Of Wallace Turner
Sent: Thursday, 12 August 2010 18:01
To: 'ozDotNet'
Subject: converting List into IEnumerable
Hi,
Assume the class definitions
interface IOrder { }
class Order : IOrder { }
3.5 SP1. Just copied it over to VS2010 (why haven't i upgraded yet!?) and it
worked like you said.
From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com]
On Behalf Of Michael Minutillo
Sent: Thursday, 12 August 2010 6:50 PM
To: ozDotNet
Subject: Re: converting List
Hi Wal,
What version of the framework are you using. In .NET 4, both work fine.
Regards,
Michael M. Minutillo
Indiscriminate Information Sponge
Blog: http://wolfbyte-net.blogspot.com
On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Wallace Turner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Assume the class definitions
>
> interface
Hi,
Assume the class definitions
interface IOrder { }
class Order : IOrder { }
I understand why this doesn't compile:
var list = new List();
IEnumerable iOrders = list; //IEnumerable not same type as
List!
So using that logic, can't understand why this *does* compile:
var arr =
