[Mono-bugs] [Bug 69268][Wis] New - generic types cannot be casted to normal objects.

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Changed by tsureshkumar@novell.com.

http://bugzilla.ximian.com/show_bug.cgi?id=69268

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+++ shadow/69268.tmp.26783	2004-11-09 05:03:29.000000000 -0500
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+Bug#: 69268
+Product: Mono: Runtime
+Version: unspecified
+OS: 
+OS Details: 
+Status: NEW   
+Resolution: 
+Severity: 
+Priority: Wishlist
+Component: misc
+AssignedTo: mono-bugs@ximian.com                            
+ReportedBy: tsureshkumar@novell.com               
+QAContact: mono-bugs@ximian.com
+TargetMilestone: ---
+URL: 
+Cc: 
+Summary: generic types cannot be casted to normal objects.
+
+Description of Problem:
+casting from generic to non generic types accross assembly boundaries does
+not seem to be working.
+
+
+Steps to reproduce the problem:
+1. compile the tt1.cs program
+     gmcs -t:library -debug tt1.cs
+
+2. compile the tt2.cs program
+     gmcs -r:tt1.dll -debug tt2.cs
+3.  run the program
+
+     mono --debug tt2.exe
+
+Actual Results:
+
+Unhandled Exception: System.InvalidCastException: Cannot cast from source
+type to destination type.
+in [0x00000] (at /data/cvs/monohead/mcs/class/System.Data/Test/tt1.cs:18)
+foo.test:TestMe (object)
+in [0x00014] (at /data/cvs/monohead/mcs/class/System.Data/Test/tt2.cs:15)
+foo.MainClass:Main (string[])
+
+
+Expected Results:
+shoud run without any errors.
+
+How often does this happen? 
+always
+
+Additional Information:
+
+test programs :
+
+// tt1.cs
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+                                                                          
+                                                  
+namespace foo {
+        public class Me<K>
+        {
+        }
+                                                                          
+                                                  
+        public class test
+        {
+                public void Test (Array arr)
+                {
+                        Me <int> [] bx = (Me <int> []) arr;
+                }
+                                                                          
+                                                  
+                public void TestMe (object o)
+                {
+                        Me <int> abcd = (Me <int>) o;
+                }
+        }
+}
+
+
+// tt2.cs
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+                                                                          
+                                                  
+using foo;
+                                                                          
+                                                  
+namespace foo {
+        class MainClass
+        {
+                public static void Main (string [] args)
+                {
+                        test t = new test ();
+                        Me <int> [] ax = new Me <int> [10];
+                        t.TestMe ((object) new Me <int> ());
+                        t.Test ((Array) ax);
+                }
+        }
+}