Compiler Error CS0445

Cannot modify the result of an unboxing conversion

The result of an unboxing conversion is a temporary variable. The compiler prevents you from modifying such variables because any modification would go away when the temporary variable goes away. To fix this, declare a new value-type variable to store the intermediate expression, and assign the result of the unboxing conversion to that variable.

The following code generates CS0455.

// CS0445.CS
class UnboxingTest
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Point p;
        p.x = 1;
        p.y = 2;
        object obj = p;
        // The following line generates CS0445, because the result
        // of unboxing obj is a temporary variable.
        ((Point)obj).x = 2;


        // The following lines resolve the error.

        // Store the result of the unboxing conversion in p2.
        Point p2;     
        p2 = (Point)obj;
        // Then you can modify the unboxed value.
        p2.x = 2;
    }
}

struct Point
{
    public int x, y;
}