typecasting/converting in vb.net 1

[mgriffith]

anyone know of a way to do typecasting in vb.net?

in c# in c++ it's simple...if i want to convert an object i made called a "ParentDataType" to another i made called a "SpecializedDataType", i would just go

ParentDataType x = new ParentDataType();
SpecializedDataType y = (SpecializedDataType)x;


is there an easy way to do this using the System.Convert() class? the only thing i see is System.Convert.ChangeType() which expects a System.TypeCode parameter (which i don't think is the same thing that System.Type.GetType("SpecializedDataType&quot

thanks
mike griffith
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mgriffith@lauren.com
mdg12@po.cwru.edu

 

[link9]

c#
(SpecializedDataType)x;

vb.net
ctype(x,SpecializedDataType)


paul

 

[mgriffith]

thanks paul! i can't beleive i didn't see that mike griffith
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mdg12@po.cwru.edu