ReadOnlySpan.CastUp Method
Definition
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Casts a read-only span of TDerived to a read-only span of T.
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generic
where TDerived : class, T static ReadOnlySpan CastUp(ReadOnlySpan items); public static ReadOnlySpan CastUp(ReadOnlySpan items) where TDerived : class, T; static member CastUp : ReadOnlySpan<#'T> -> ReadOnlySpan<'T>Public Shared Function CastUp(Of TDerived As {Class, T}) (items As ReadOnlySpan(Of TDerived)) As ReadOnlySpan(Of T)Type Parameters
- TDerived
The element type of the source read-only span, which must be derived from T.
Parameters
- items
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ReadOnlySpan
The source read-only span. No copy is made.
Returns
A read-only span with elements cast to the new type.
Remarks
This method uses a covariant cast, producing a read-only span that shares the same memory as the source. The relationships expressed in the type constraints ensure that the cast is a safe operation.
