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The C# as Keyword

Be very aware that explicit casting is evaluated at runtime, not compile time. Therefore, if you were

to author the following C# code:

// Ack! You can't cast frank to a Hexagon!

Hexagon hex = (Hexagon)frank;

you would receive a runtime error, or more formally a runtime exception. Chapter 7 will examine

the full details of structured exception handling; however, it is worth pointing out for the time being

when you are performing an explicit cast, you can trap the possibility of an invalid cast using the

try and catch keywords (again, don’t fret over the details):