Difference between revisions of "Cast"
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Casting will result in a null reference when the cast cannot be made. (There is no ''instanceof'' operator, because it is not needed.) | Casting will result in a null reference when the cast cannot be made. (There is no ''instanceof'' operator, because it is not needed.) | ||
| − | <syntaxhighlight lang="D">MyType castedValue = cast(MyType) someValue; | + | <syntaxhighlight lang="D"> |
| + | MyType castedValue = cast(MyType) someValue; | ||
if (castedValue !is null) | if (castedValue !is null) | ||
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/* use the casted value */ | /* use the casted value */ | ||
}</syntaxhighlight> | }</syntaxhighlight> | ||
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| + | For added safety, the following pattern can be used. This is safer because the casted value may only be used if it holds a valid MyType, where the pattern above would let you use castedValue even if it is null. | ||
| + | |||
| + | <syntaxhighlight lang="D"> | ||
| + | if (MyType castedValue = cast(MyType) someValue) | ||
| + | { | ||
| + | /* use the casted value */ | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
Revision as of 22:31, 15 February 2013
Casting class types
Casting to a class type T from a value can be achieved with the following:
cast(T) value
Casting will result in a null reference when the cast cannot be made. (There is no instanceof operator, because it is not needed.)
MyType castedValue = cast(MyType) someValue;
if (castedValue !is null)
{
/* use the casted value */
}
For added safety, the following pattern can be used. This is safer because the casted value may only be used if it holds a valid MyType, where the pattern above would let you use castedValue even if it is null.
if (MyType castedValue = cast(MyType) someValue)
{
/* use the casted value */
}
