[Mono-bugs] [Bug 52093][Nor] New - vectors need to be different types from arrays with rank == 1

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Changed by vargaz@freemail.hu.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=52093

--- shadow/52093	2004-01-16 11:15:35.000000000 -0500
+++ shadow/52093.tmp.10397	2004-01-16 11:15:35.000000000 -0500
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+Bug#: 52093
+Product: Mono/Runtime
+Version: unspecified
+OS: other
+OS Details: 
+Status: RESOLVED   
+Resolution: FIXED
+Severity: Unknown
+Priority: Normal
+Component: misc
+AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
+ReportedBy: lupus@ximian.com               
+QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: vectors need to be different types from arrays with rank == 1
+
+This test case fails in mono.
+
+using System;
+
+class T {
+
+	static int Main () {
+		int[] a = new int [1];
+		int[] b;
+		Array arr = null;
+		bool cast_failed = false;
+		try {
+			arr = Array.CreateInstance (typeof (int), new int[] {1}, new int[] {10});
+			b = (int[])arr;
+		} catch {
+			cast_failed = true;
+		}
+		Console.WriteLine (a.GetType().ToString ());
+		Console.WriteLine (arr.GetType().ToString ());
+		return cast_failed? 0: 1;
+	}
+}
+
+------- Additional Comments From vargaz@freemail.hu  2003-12-13 12:09 -------
+Is this behavior mandated by the spec ? Also, is allowing this 
+conversion unsafe, i.e. can it be used to break the type system etc ?
+
+------- Additional Comments From lupus@ximian.com  2003-12-13 13:32 -------
+Yes, it's in the spec somewhere.
+And yes, it can probably be used to access random memory
+by playing with the bounds.
+
+------- Additional Comments From vargaz@freemail.hu  2004-01-16 11:15 -------
+Fixed in CVS.