Why can't a Dictionary be safe_cast to an Object

[Dave]

Why can't I safe_cast a Dictionary to an Object?

Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^Dict = gcnew
Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^>();
Object^ DictObject = safe_cast<Object ^>(Dict);

Anyone know why the compiler won't handle this syntax?

Dave

[Cholo Lennon]

Why can't I safe_cast a Dictionary to an Object?

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Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^Dict = gcnew
Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^>();
Object^ DictObject = safe_cast<Object ^>(Dict);

Anyone know why the compiler won't handle this syntax?

Dave

You have a mistake in your 'Dict' declaration. You have to declare it like a
managed reference:

Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^>^ Dict = gcnew Generic::Dictionary<String^,
String^>();

Regards
--
Cholo Lennon
Bs.As.
ARG

[Dave]

Thanks, that fixed it

"Cholo Lennon" <ch*********@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:O2**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>Why can't I safe_cast a Dictionary to an Object?

Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^Dict = gcnew
Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^>();
Object^ DictObject = safe_cast<Object ^>(Dict);

Anyone know why the compiler won't handle this syntax?

Dave

You have a mistake in your 'Dict' declaration. You have to declare it like
a
managed reference:

Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^>^ Dict = gcnew
Generic::Dictionary<String^,
String^>();

Regards
--
Cholo Lennon
Bs.As.
ARG

[Ben Voigt [C++ MVP]]

"Cholo Lennon" <ch*********@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:O2**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>Why can't I safe_cast a Dictionary to an Object?

Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^Dict = gcnew
Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^>();
Object^ DictObject = safe_cast<Object ^>(Dict);

Anyone know why the compiler won't handle this syntax?

Dave

You have a mistake in your 'Dict' declaration. You have to declare it like
a
managed reference:

Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^>^ Dict = gcnew
Generic::Dictionary<String^,
String^>();

This should also work:

Generic::Dictionary<String^, String^Dict;
Object^ DictObject = %Dict; // managed address-of -- but managed
deference is still *, not ^ if I remember right

>
Regards
--
Cholo Lennon
Bs.As.
ARG