how to convert from Object to UDT

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racingspider (Posted 2007) [#1]

Hi! I have a collection of user defined types in a TList. But when I try access the first item in the list: Local counter:BaseCounter counter = hero.counters.First() ... I get a compile error, "Unable to convert from 'Object' to 'BaseCounter' How do you convert types? I can't seem to find that functionality.

watusimoto (Posted 2007) [#2]

Try: counter = BaseCounter( hero.counters.First() )

racingspider (Posted 2007) [#3]

aha. Very good. THAT's how you convert types. Interesting. I was looking for a function to do it instead, but this does the job perfectly. Thanks!

watusimoto (Posted 2007) [#4]

Yeah, it took me a long while to stumble upon that trick.