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How to convert object from class B to class A?

I get InvalidCastException when trying to convert Employee object to Manager object? See attached code snippet.

How should I write Employee and Manger classes, so they are convertible to both directions?

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // This gives you InvalidCastException...
        Manager mgr = (Manager)new Employee("Johnsson");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}
 
public interface IEmployee
{
    string Name { get; set; }
}
 
public class Employee : IEmployee
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public Employee(string name)
    {
        Name = name;
    }
}
 
public class Manager : Employee
{
    public Manager(string name) : base(name) { }
}

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quincydude

I think it's not really possible as you inherit Manager from Employee and Employee from IEmployee. So in other words, Manager is a kind of employee and employee is a kind of IEmployee. But you cannot say employee is a kind of manager.

You can type cast them both employee and manager to iemployee , though.

Anurag Thakur

you cannot get the Manager object by calling the Employee constructor and its correct you will get the invalid cast exception

// This gives you InvalidCastException...
Manager mgr = (Manager)new Employee("Johnsson");
Console.ReadLine();

this is correct
Manager mgr = new Manager("Johnsson");

or
Employee mgr = new Manager("Johnsson");