Comments on: Generic types conversion for the old System.Collections namespace http://blog.najmanowicz.com/2007/04/14/generic-types-conversion-for-the-old-systemcollections-namespace-2/ Code and Effect - solving problem with just enough amount of code - by Adam Najmanowicz Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:12:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Sanjay Vasandani http://blog.najmanowicz.com/2007/04/14/generic-types-conversion-for-the-old-systemcollections-namespace-2/#comment-7953 Sanjay Vasandani Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:09:08 +0000 http://blog.najmanowicz.com/2007/04/14/generic-types-conversion-for-the-old-systemcollections-namespace-2/#comment-7953 Sorry if I'm commenting way too late on this issue, but this post is the closest thing I could find to what I want. I had already come up with a method similar to yours which does the non-generic to generic conversion. The problem I'm having is that this does not quite accomplish the same result as a cast. Specifically, what if you want your new generic list to actually <i>be</i> your non-generic one? That is, you want any modification to the generic List to also modify the original? Sorry if I’m commenting way too late on this issue, but this post is the closest thing I could find to what I want. I had already come up with a method similar to yours which does the non-generic to generic conversion.

The problem I’m having is that this does not quite accomplish the same result as a cast. Specifically, what if you want your new generic list to actually be your non-generic one? That is, you want any modification to the generic List to also modify the original?

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