InvalidCastExce ption when type-casting arrays

[Jon the Blind]

I have a set of business object classes built from the typed dataset tool in
Visual Studio. Since the individual objects (such as the Order object, for
example) inherit from DataRow, a common requirement is to cast an array of
DataRows to an array of Orders. But I keep getting InvalidCastExce ptions
when I do this, for example:

Dim orders As Order() = CType(RowsAffec ted, Order())

In this example, RowsAffected returns an array of DataRows after copying
them from the ArrayList where they're collected:

Public ReadOnly Property RowsAffected() As DataRow()
Get
Dim rows() As DataRow
If m_RowsAffected. Count > 0 Then 'm_RowsAffected is an
ArrayList
ReDim rows(m_RowsAffe cted.Count - 1)
m_RowsAffected. CopyTo(rows)
Else
ReDim rows(-1)
End If
Return rows
End Get
End Property

I am getting this exception even when the number of rows affected is higher
than 0. When I break into the code, I can interrogate CType(RowsAffec ted,
Order()) in the Immediate window and get the expected result, that is:

?CType(RowsAffe cted, Order())
{Length=1}
(0): {MyAssembly.Dat aObjects.Order}

This seems a lot like a bug to me. Am I missing something?

Any insight is appreciated. Thanks.

Regards,

Jon