[C#]Type Conversions in C Sharp

Type Conversions in C Sharp

Base Class to SubClass.

public class BaseClass {}
public class SubClass : BaseClass {}
BaseClass baseObject;

• Solution 1: is

if(baseObject is SubClass subObject)
{
    // do sth using subObject.
}

• Solution 2: as

var newSubObject = baseObject as SubClass;

PS: return null if it’s not the exact type, will not throw exception.

• Solution 3: (Type)

var newSubObject = (SubClass)baseObject;

PS: throw exception if it’s not the exact type.

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