convert an object to string array

[pal_amu]

Hi,
Can anyone help me to convert an object into a string array or int array using C#?


Thanks
Pal

[Tewl]

Can you give me a little more info?

[TheManWhoCan]

If it can be done, just say:

object obj = something;
int[] intarray = (int[])obj;

Not totally sure about that but it seems to fit.

[Tewl]

I don't think you can type cast as an array I thought you could only typecast the elements. ;\

[Hampster]

Originally posted by Tewl
I don't think you can type cast as an array I thought you could only typecast the elements. ;\

You can cast arrays:

int[] intNew={0,1,2,3,7};
foreach(int i in intNew)
                     Console.WriteLine("Before casting: "+i);
object obj = intNew;
int[] intarray = (int[])obj;
foreach(int i in intarray)
                Console.WriteLine("After casting: "+i); 

[Tewl]

i stand corrected then

[Sheppe]

Originally posted by pal_amu
Hi,
Can anyone help me to convert an object into a string array or int array using C#?


Thanks
Pal

I'm not sure if these other responses helped you out or not, but another option may be to serialize your object and then deserialize it into a string array.

[BramVandenbon]

object test;
//the object, offcourse you needs to have a value assigned

char[] chrarray = new char[100]; //100 elements for example
chrarray = (test.ToString()).ToCharArray();

some (var-types) classes don't have their own (overridden) ToString() method, but simply inherrit it from the object class.
In that case this will not work. But a lot of classes have their own. (The Integer classes have it, the string class itself has it too.) Instead of the ToString you can also use (string) as shown below...

object test; 
//the object, offcourse you needs to have a value assigned

char[] chrarray = new char[100]; //100 elements for example
chrarray = ((string)test).ToCharArray();

here you go !
greetings