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nerobot 2 years, 3 months ago.
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Question to Mark.
Is it difficult to implement keywords As and Is like in c#? I think it is more readable then Cast<>.
So let’s mx2cc do translating into mx-Cast or even c++-dynamic_cast for us.
No, but I don’t really like the idea for a number of reasons: I don’t like using new keywords unless absolutely necessary and IMO casting should be a bit ugly anyway, as it can be a sign you’re doing something slightly dodgy.
Also, I’m not a huge a fan of offering multiple ways to do the same thing unless it clearly achieves something. If Cast<>() can ‘do it all’ why confuse things?
1. You can deprecate Cast <> or mark it as deprecated (Need to somehow leave ‘cast’ keyword in help to do search of it).
2. In docs for As / Is you explain what is under the hood.
3. This is not absolute necessary but more basic-style IMO.
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