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C# Cast Entire Array?

Asked 2010-01-14T22:47:59.063
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I see this Array.ConvertAll method, but it requires a Converter as an argument. I don't see why I need a converter, when I've already defined an implicit one in my class:

    public static implicit operator Vec2(PointF p)
    {
        return new Vec2(p.X, p.Y);
    }

I'm trying to cast an array of PointFs to an array of Vec2s. Is there a nice way to do this? Or should I just suck it up and write (another) converter or loop over the elements?

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Cast doesn't consider user defined implicit conversions so you can't cast the array like that. You can use select instead:

myArray.Select(p => (Vec2)p).ToArray();

Or write a converter:

Array.ConvertAll(points, (p => (Vec2)p));

The latter is probably more efficient as the size of the result is known in advance.

answered 2010-01-14T22:55:05.280

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