ReadOnlySpanExtensions.Cast<TFrom,TTo> Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Toolkit.HighPerformance.Extensions

Assembly:: Microsoft.Toolkit.HighPerformance.dll

Package:: Microsoft.Toolkit.HighPerformance v6.1.1

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Casts a ReadOnlySpan<T> of one primitive type TFrom to another primitive type TTo. These types may not contain pointers or references. This is checked at runtime in order to preserve type safety.

public static ReadOnlySpan<TTo> Cast<TFrom,TTo> (this ReadOnlySpan<TFrom> span) where TFrom : struct where TTo : struct;

static member Cast : ReadOnlySpan<'From (requires 'From : struct)> -> ReadOnlySpan<'o (requires 'o : struct)> (requires 'From : struct and 'o : struct)

<Extension()>
Public Function Cast(Of TFrom As Structure, TTo As Structure) (span As ReadOnlySpan(Of TFrom)) As ReadOnlySpan(Of TTo)

Type Parameters

TFrom

The type of items in the source ReadOnlySpan<T>.

TTo

The type of items in the destination ReadOnlySpan<T>.

Parameters

span: ReadOnlySpan<TFrom>

The source slice, of type TFrom.

Returns

ReadOnlySpan<TTo>

A ReadOnlySpan<T> of type TTo

Exceptions

ArgumentException

Thrown when TFrom or TTo contains pointers.

Remarks

Supported only for platforms that support misaligned memory access or when the memory block is aligned by other means.

Applies to

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