How can I quickly up-cast object[,] into double[,]?
c#, office-interop, vb.net
Solution
object[,] src = new object[2, 3];
// Initialize src with test doubles.
src[0, 0] = 1.0;
src[0, 1] = 2.0;
src[0, 2] = 3.0;
src[1, 0] = 4.0;
src[1, 1] = 5.0;
src[1, 2] = 6.0;
double[,] dst = new double[src.GetLength(0), src.GetLength(1)];
Array.Copy(src, dst, src.Length);
Problem
I using `Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel` I get returned a 2D array of type `object[,]` which contains `double` for elements. Note that the index lower bound is `1` instead of the default `0`, but I can deal with that easily. How can nicely convert the array into `double[,]` using .NET 3.5. (by nicely I mean concise, or compact). Note that ``` double[] values_2 = values.Cast<double>().ToArray(); ``` does work, but it flattens by array into a 1D structure.