Implicit conversion of arrays

[The Last Danish Pastry]

If I have two types, t1 and t2, say, I can write an implicit
conversion operator from t1 to t2.

Can I write implicit conversion operator from t1[] to t2[]?

I don't think I can... but, if not, what is the "next nicest thing"?

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[The Last Danish Pastry]

Re: Implicit conversion of arrays

"The Last Danish Pastry" <clivet@gmail.c omwrote in message
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If I have two types, t1 and t2, say, I can write an implicit
conversion operator from t1 to t2.
>
Can I write implicit conversion operator from t1[] to t2[]?
>
I don't think I can... but, if not, what is the "next nicest thing"?

I should have mentioned that I am talking about C#.

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Re: Implicit conversion of arrays

The Last Danish Pastry wrote:

"The Last Danish Pastry" <clivet@gmail.c omwrote in message
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>If I have two types, t1 and t2, say, I can write an implicit
>conversion operator from t1 to t2.
>>
>Can I write implicit conversion operator from t1[] to t2[]?
>>
>I don't think I can... but, if not, what is the "next nicest thing"?

>
I should have mentioned that I am talking about C#.
>

If you're using .NET 3.5, you could write an extension method.

If not, then you'll have to just write a static method somewhere.

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[Barry Kelly]

Re: Implicit conversion of arrays

The Last Danish Pastry wrote:

If I have two types, t1 and t2, say, I can write an implicit
conversion operator from t1 to t2.
>
Can I write implicit conversion operator from t1[] to t2[]?
>
I don't think I can... but, if not, what is the "next nicest thing"?

What are you using the arrays for?

Would it make sense to wrap them in a (perhaps generic) class or struct
with an indexing operator ('this' property)? You can add implicit
conversions to classes and structs.

-- Barry

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[Peter Duniho]

Re: Implicit conversion of arrays

On Mon, 26 May 2008 06:45:12 -0700, Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen
<lasse@vkarlsen .nowrote:

>>[...]
>>Can I write implicit conversion operator from t1[] to t2[]?
>>>
>>I don't think I can... but, if not, what is the "next nicest thing"?

> I should have mentioned that I am talking about C#.

>
If you're using .NET 3.5, you could write an extension method.

And if the requirement is somewhat "looser", and you don't really need an
array per se as the output, but rather just something you can enumerate,
you could even use the LINQ Cast<Tmethod.

But as Lasse said, no implicit conversions.

Pete