Outputting generic list to array

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I need to output a Generic List to an array, but Ive been unable to.

The list looks like:
List<Employeeemp = new List<Employee>();

When I use ToArray() with it:
string[] empArray = emp.ToArray();
I get the error message:
Cannot implicitly convert type 'NgItIts.AD2Service.Ad2Employee[]' to
'string[]'
The online docs show a GetRange(), but Im unable to get to work.

The Employee class has useraccount, name, emailaddress, and organization
properties.

Any help is appreciated!

[ClayB]

Try this code.

Employee[] empArray = emp.ToArray();

Since emp is a List<Employee>, emp.ToArray returns an array of
Employees, not strings.

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Clay Burch
Syncfusion, Inc

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

MarkAurit <Sa**********@discussions.microsoft.comwrote:

I need to output a Generic List to an array, but Ive been unable to.

The list looks like:
List<Employeeemp = new List<Employee>();

When I use ToArray() with it:
string[] empArray = emp.ToArray();
I get the error message:
Cannot implicitly convert type 'NgItIts.AD2Service.Ad2Employee[]' to
'string[]'
The online docs show a GetRange(), but Im unable to get to work.

The Employee class has useraccount, name, emailaddress, and organization
properties.

If you want to convert it to an array of strings, you'll have to
convert each Employee to a string individually, e.g. with ToString().

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I can certainly do that. But then what is the purpose of ToArray()?

"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" wrote:

MarkAurit <Sa**********@discussions.microsoft.comwrote:

I need to output a Generic List to an array, but Ive been unable to.

The list looks like:
List<Employeeemp = new List<Employee>();

When I use ToArray() with it:
string[] empArray = emp.ToArray();
I get the error message:
Cannot implicitly convert type 'NgItIts.AD2Service.Ad2Employee[]' to
'string[]'
The online docs show a GetRange(), but Im unable to get to work.

The Employee class has useraccount, name, emailaddress, and organization
properties.

If you want to convert it to an array of strings, you'll have to
convert each Employee to a string individually, e.g. with ToString().

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
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[Ben Voigt]

"SandpointGuy" <Sa**********@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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>I can certainly do that. But then what is the purpose of ToArray()?

converting from List<Tto T[].

Of course, you can do (not compile-tested):

string[] empArray = Array.Convert<Employee,string>(emp.ToArray,
delegate(Employee from) { return from.ToString(); });

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"Jon Skeet [C# MVP]" wrote:

>MarkAurit <Sa**********@discussions.microsoft.comwrote:

I need to output a Generic List to an array, but Ive been unable to.

The list looks like:
List<Employeeemp = new List<Employee>();

When I use ToArray() with it:
string[] empArray = emp.ToArray();
I get the error message:
Cannot implicitly convert type 'NgItIts.AD2Service.Ad2Employee[]' to
'string[]'
The online docs show a GetRange(), but Im unable to get to work.

The Employee class has useraccount, name, emailaddress, and
organization
properties.

If you want to convert it to an array of strings, you'll have to
convert each Employee to a string individually, e.g. with ToString().

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

[stepf]

yes, it's working! thanks

tested with:

string[] empArray = Array.ConvertAll<Employee, string>(emp.ToArray(), delegate(Employee from) { return from.ToString(); });

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