// System.Enum is not a value type, it is a class, so we need
// a boxing conversion
//
- if (expr_type.IsEnum)
+ if (expr_type.IsEnum || expr_type.IsGenericParameter)
return new BoxedCast (expr);
return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
// from any class-type S to any interface-type T.
if (target_type.IsInterface) {
if (TypeManager.ImplementsInterface (expr_type, target_type)){
- if (expr_type.IsClass)
+ if (expr_type.IsGenericParameter)
+ return new BoxedCast (expr, target_type);
+ else if (expr_type.IsClass)
return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
else if (TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type) ||
TypeManager.IsEnumType (expr_type))
// from any delegate type to System.Delegate
if ((expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type ||
- expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type)) &&
+ TypeManager.IsDelegateType (expr_type)) &&
target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type)
return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
// from any array-type or delegate type into System.ICloneable.
if (expr_type.IsArray ||
expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type ||
- expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type))
+ TypeManager.IsDelegateType (expr_type))
if (target_type == TypeManager.icloneable_type)
return new EmptyCast (expr, target_type);
if (expr_type.IsClass || TypeManager.IsValueType (expr_type) ||
expr_type.IsInterface || expr_type == TypeManager.enum_type)
return true;
- } else if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (expr_type, target_type))
+ } else if (TypeManager.IsSubclassOf (expr_type, target_type))
return true;
else {
// Please remember that all code below actually comes
// from any delegate type to System.Delegate
if ((expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type ||
- expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type)) &&
+ TypeManager.IsDelegateType (expr_type)) &&
target_type == TypeManager.delegate_type)
if (target_type.IsAssignableFrom (expr_type))
return true;
// from any array-type or delegate type into System.ICloneable.
if (expr_type.IsArray ||
expr_type == TypeManager.delegate_type ||
- expr_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type))
+ TypeManager.IsDelegateType (expr_type))
if (target_type == TypeManager.icloneable_type)
return true;
/// </summary>
public static bool ExplicitReferenceConversionExists (Type source_type, Type target_type)
{
+ bool target_is_type_param = target_type.IsGenericParameter;
bool target_is_value_type = target_type.IsValueType;
if (source_type == target_type)
return true;
-
+
+ //
+ // From object to a generic parameter
+ //
+ if (source_type == TypeManager.object_type && target_is_type_param)
+ return true;
+
//
// From object to any reference type
//
// From System delegate to any delegate-type
//
if (source_type == TypeManager.delegate_type &&
- target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type))
+ TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type))
return true;
//
static Expression ExplicitReferenceConversion (Expression source, Type target_type)
{
Type source_type = source.Type;
+ bool target_is_type_param = target_type.IsGenericParameter;
bool target_is_value_type = target_type.IsValueType;
+ //
+ // From object to a generic parameter
+ //
+ if (source_type == TypeManager.object_type && target_is_type_param)
+ return new UnboxCast (source, target_type);
+
//
// From object to any reference type
//
else
return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
}
-
+
//
// From any class type S to any interface T, provides S is not sealed
// and provided S does not implement T.
// From System delegate to any delegate-type
//
if (source_type == TypeManager.delegate_type &&
- target_type.IsSubclassOf (TypeManager.delegate_type))
+ TypeManager.IsDelegateType (target_type))
return new ClassCast (source, target_type);
//