cast of arrays with a given type

[am72de]

Hi all,

I have to write an editor for Visual Studio. It's one editor for
different kind of Arrays: Button[], TextBox[] and so on.
The intern array is Control[], so I can use it for all of the
inherited controls.

But now I don't know how to convert a Control[] back to the given
type.

Please see the following example:

Button[] btns = new Button[30];
Control[] ctls = (Control[])btns;

The obvious way to cast the ctls back would be:

Button[] btns2 = (Button[])ctls;

Does anybody know how to convert it back with only a given type?

Something like that: Button[] btns3 = ctls as typeof(Button[]);

Thanks in advance
Andy

[Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]]

Unfortunately the editor should handle as many Controls, Buttons and

even Interfaces as possible. All works fine, except the automatic back
cast via a type.
Because the UITypeEditor.Ed itValue gives me only the
Propertydescrip tor - and I don't want to cast every single type - I
thought there has to be a better and simpler way.

You need to use the PropertyDescrip tor.SetValue and friends, there shouldn't
be any casting of the control type required (the component parameter is type
System::Object) .