C# cast options, is there any difference other than syntax?

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I just ran across another way to cast objects in C#. I have always used (CastType)variable. I just noticed some code using variable as CastType. The latter reminds me of VB.

Is there a difference between the two methods of casting other than syntax?

This is a duplicate, thank you slavoo for finding that. I could not find it. — JabberwockyDecompiler, Oct 17 '13 at 21:36

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 17 '13 at 21:33

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The first one will throw InvalidCastException if the types don't match (refer to the documentation - "Explicit conversions" section). The second one (the as operator) will produce null value instead.

answered Oct 17 '13 at 21:33

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C# cast options, is there any difference other than syntax?

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