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Old 07-16-2008   #1 (permalink)
pierre.k


 
 

Cast from one generic IDictionary to another

You can't just cast a generic dictionary with a different key data type. You
can however create the second dictionary, copy the original keys to an int[]
using the Keys.CopyTo method, go through them and populate the new
dictionary with the old data.

Stanimir Stoyanov | www.stoyanoff.info

"pierre.k" <petr.krebs@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Hello,
> how can I do a cast like
> IDictionary<int, string> as IDictionary<object, string> ?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help,
> pierre.k

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 07-16-2008   #2 (permalink)
Stanimir Stoyanov


 
 

Re: Cast from one generic IDictionary to another

You can't just cast a generic dictionary with a different key data type. You
can however create the second dictionary, copy the original keys to an int[]
using the Keys.CopyTo method, go through them and populate the new
dictionary with the old data.

Stanimir Stoyanov | www.stoyanoff.info

"pierre.k" <petr.krebs@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:91380878-51a9-42ac-88b5-66d61c6e802a@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Hello,
> how can I do a cast like
> IDictionary<int, string> as IDictionary<object, string> ?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help,
> pierre.k
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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