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What is the purpose of "Cast" operator in LINQ?

The Cast operator in LINQ serves the purpose of converting elements from one data type to another within a collection or sequence. It is particularly useful when you have a collection of objects of a base type, such as object, and you need to explicitly specify and convert them to a derived type for further operations. The "Cast" operator ensures type safety by facilitating this conversion process.

Here's the syntax of the Cast operator in LINQ: 


IEnumerable result = sequence.Cast();
  • sequence represents the collection or sequence of elements that you want to cast to a different type.
  • TResult is the desired type to which you want to cast the elements.

Example: 


ArrayList list = new ArrayList();
list.Add(1);
list.Add(2);
list.Add(3);

IEnumerable<int> castedList = list.Cast<int>();

In this example, an ArrayList is used as the sequence containing elements of type 'object'. The Cast operator is then used to convert each element to the type 'int'. The resulting 'castedList' variable is an 'IEnumerable<int>' that contains the casted elements.

The Cast operator is useful when you have a collection of elements of one type, but you want to treat them as another type explicitly. It allows you to convert the elements to a specific type, enabling you to access type-specific members or perform operations specific to that type. Note that the Cast operator throws an exception if any element in the sequence cannot be cast to the specified type.

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