IRemotingTypeInfo.CanCastTo(Type, Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Runtime.Remoting

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

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Checks whether the proxy that represents the specified object type can be cast to the type represented by the IRemotingTypeInfo interface.

public:
 bool CanCastTo(Type ^ fromType, System::Object ^ o);

public bool CanCastTo (Type fromType, object o);

[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public bool CanCastTo (Type fromType, object o);

abstract member CanCastTo : Type * obj -> bool

[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
abstract member CanCastTo : Type * obj -> bool

Public Function CanCastTo (fromType As Type, o As Object) As Boolean

Parameters

fromType: Type

The type to cast to.

o: Object

The object for which to check casting.

Returns

Boolean

true if cast will succeed; otherwise, false.

Attributes: SecurityCriticalAttribute

Exceptions

SecurityException

The immediate caller makes the call through a reference to the interface and does not have infrastructure permission.

Remarks

The current method is called when an attempt is made to cast a proxy generated from a ObjRef. This method takes into account the type information carried in the ObjRef.

Applies to